Billie Eilish has announced her third studio album,
'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT'.The full-length - co-written and produced by her brother,
FINNEAS - will arrive on 17th May via Darkroom/Interscope/Polydor Records.
Billie announced the news on Instagram: "'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT' MY THIRD ALBUMMMMMMMMMMMMM COMES OUT MAY 17THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH so crazy to be writing this right now i’m nervyyyyy & exciteddd. not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once. finneas and i truly could not be more proud of this album and we absolutely can’t wait for you to hear it. love you love you love you."
A press release says of the release: "Her most daring body of work to date, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT is a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs, ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end. The album does exactly as the title suggests: hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically while bending genres and defying trends along the way. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT journeys through a vast and expansive audio landscape, immersing listeners into a full spectrum of emotions. It’s what the multiple GRAMMY® and Academy Award winner does best, continuing to affirm
Billie Eilish as the most exciting songwriter of her time."
'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT' follows on from Billie's previous records, '
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?' and '
Happier Than Ever'.