Following the recent collection of singles from Billie Eilish, here's an album of rare demos, cover versions, and out-takes from the young singer/songwriter. The covers show her eclectic musical tastes, including songs from Michael Jackson, The Strokes, Drake, and Rob Dickinson, while the out-takes were recorded during the sessions for her albums between 2016 and 2019. It also includes the legendary '6.18.18', which is a tribute to rapper XXXTENTACION, who was shot and killed on the 18th of June 2018. It was originally supposed to be on Eilish's debut album, but didn’t make it onto the tracklist, and in the end she performed the song just a single time in Oakland, on the first night of her sold-out 1 By 1 Tour. The song was then permanently removed from the setlist, supposedly due to the controversy surrounding the late rapper. Luckily that performance was taped, although it does have some annoying screams at the end of the intro, so I've managed to edit those out so that you can fully appreciate the raw power of the song. I must admit that I'd never really paid much attention to her before, thinking she was just another flash in the pan teen popster, but hearing these songs has given me an understanding of why she was popular enough to top the bill at this year's Glastonbury festival, and become their youngest ever solo headliner.
Track listing
01 Maybe Don't Leave Me (previously unreleased 2016)
02 Another Stupid Song (previously unreleased 2016)
03 Ride (previously unreleased 2017)
04 You're Stoned (previously unreleased 2017)
05 True Blue (previously unreleased 2017)
06 Ex Files (previously unreleased 2017)
07 6.18.18 (live 2018)
08 Bad (Michael Jackson cover for Australian radio 2018)
09 Call Me Back (Strokes cover on 'The Tonight Show' 2018)
10 Hotline Bling (Drake cover 2018)
11 Lyin 2 Ya (with CHASETHEMONEY, Valee and 10k.Caash) (previously unreleased 2019)
12 The End Of The World (Rob Dickinson cover for Radio 1 Piano Sessions 2019)
13 Bad Company (previously unreleased 2019)
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