Happier Than Ever

Pitchfork 7.6/10 On her second album, Billie Eilish sings with unsparing honesty about her rapid ascent to stardom and all its accompanying horrors. It’s woozy, effortlessly melodic, and showcases her command over the pop landscape.

A.V. Club B The artist follows up When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? with a smart, ambitious record that never stops interrogating itself

The Line of Best Fit 6/10 On her new album HAPPIER THAN EVER, Billie Eilish explores the depths of beige by diving into genreless dystopia and mood playlist fillers.

NME 5/5 Tackling fame with old-timey Hollywood glamour, the star has repeated the success of her stellar debut – without repeating any of its tricks

Evening Standard 5/5 Precocious hitmaker Eilish still doesn’t sound like anyone else

Rolling Stone 4/5 Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' album documents her fears, traumas and sounds astonishingly self-assured. Read our album review.

DIY 5/5 Not just a triumph in progressing a signature sound into new territories, but a lesson in how to own your reality with confidence and class.

The Independent 4/5 The 19-year-old fills her second album with things most of us don’t have to deal with – NDAs, interviews, paparazzi – and yet she weaves them around universal woes

The Forty Five 4/5 Billie Eilish sings about the pressures of fame on second album 'Happier Than Ever' but has no intention of letting it get the better of her.

Under The Radar 7.5/10 Has there been a more anticipated sophomore pop release than Happier Than Ever since Adele’s 21? It’s a real struggle to think of one, such was the gargantuan reception and hype to Billie Eilish’s debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (which is stylized in all caps).

Clash 8/10 In the aftermath of Billie Eilish’ stunning night at the Grammy awards – where she swept all before her in a record-shattering haul – it

The Observer 4/5 The teenage alt-pop sensation grows up and gets loose on her bold, retro-toned second album

Loud and Quiet 7/10 With Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish has made an empathetic album about the pitfalls of a gilded life, and done it with everyone staring at her.

Slant 4/5 Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ nudges the singer beyond the trip-hop and trap sounds that dominated her past work. Read our review.

Pop Matters 7/10 Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' mostly navigates a mix of downtempo and glitchy ambience, framing her as Gen Z’s resident chanteuse.

The Guardian 4/5 On perhaps the most anticipated album of 2021, Eilish uses subdued yet powerful songwriting to consider how fame has seeped into every corner of her life

The Telegraph 4/5 Eilish's second album sees her tackle abuses of power in relationships, her lyrics pungent, her vocals layered in shimmering harmonies

The Irish Times 4/5 The 19-year-old and her producer brother show remarkable artistry on her second album