Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas carry out “one in every of our favorite songs that we’ve ever written” on Tiny Desk

Billie Eilish and Finneas not too long ago carried out on NPR Tiny Desk and shocked followers with a name again to her debut LP. Watch the video beneath.

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Yesterday (December 12) marked Eilish’s first Tiny Desk Live performance since 2020. Joined by her brother and long-time collaborator Finneas, she carried out 4 acoustic tracks, telling the small viewers in Washington it was a “nerve-wracking” second for her.

“That is so cool,” she added. “I’ve wished to do that my entire life, so I’m a bit of shaky.”

She carried out stripped-back variations of ‘The Best’, ‘L’Amour de Ma Vie’ and ‘Birds Of A Feather’, with the latter not too long ago named because the twelfth finest tune of 2024 by NME.

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All three songs have been taken from ‘Hit Me Laborious And Gentle’, which was additionally named in NME’s record of the Finest Albums Of 2024, coming in at Quantity 9. However Eilish shocked followers with a deep minimize, and sang ‘I Love You’ from her debut LP, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, The place Do We Go?’.

“That is one in every of our favorite songs that we’ve ever written,” she stated of the 2019 monitor. “It was the primary time I fell in love and it was very scary. It’s humorous how that worry by no means goes away, that worry of falling.”

Elsewhere, the pop star spoke to Anthony Mason about her present tour in help of her third album, which sees her hit the street with out Finneas and her dad and mom for the primary time.

Throughout a dialog with CBS News, she admitted: “I’ve by no means executed a present with out my brother in my life. I imply, I’ve barely carried out and sung with out my brother, like by no means. I don’t have my dad and mom on the street. I imply, they’re popping out to go to, and that’s been superb. However I don’t have the identical form of construction that I had earlier than.”

When requested by Mason if she needed to put together herself to embark on tour with out her brother, the ‘Chihiro’ singer stated: “Sure, we talked about that taking place like two years in the past and it’s been a recognized factor inside our household for 2 years.

“We have been like, ‘Oh no, it’ll be nice,’ and it’s what’s proper, and no matter. After which, two weeks till I used to be gonna go away got here, and we have been each getting a bit of unhappy and simply bittersweet, and emotional.”

In the meantime, Rihanna could also be a brand new collaborator for Eilish, and instructed Access Hollywood that she would like to collaborate with the ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer sooner or later. Chatting with Complex concerning the feedback, Eilish stated: “I actually thought it was AI, to begin with… I’ve by no means met Rihanna. She’s actually my idol. She’s the best of all time. She’s my full dream collab.”