What does growing up in public do to you? Or, to be more precise, what is it like to be a home-schooled kid from Los Angeles who started writing songs with her elder brother, Finneas, at 13, only to witness those songs, with their unlikely blend of bossa nova, musical theatre, Beatles-esque pop and gothic drama, becoming massive global hits? On her third album Eilish lets us know, while also dealing with coming out, body issues and the inescapable pressures of being a role model to millions of people she has never met. And she’s still only 22.
The maturity of Eilish’s vision is on display, as is her refusal to take the easy route towards conventional pop. Skinny features nothing more than acoustic guitar
