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Finn McRedmond: What choice did Billie Eilish have but swap sweatpants for stockings? Something inevitable about pop ingenue s decision to undertake revealing Vogue shoot
Thu, May 6, 2021, 01:00 Finn McRedmond
If you have been in the presence of teenagers in recent years, chances are you’ve encountered Billie Eilish. The pop ingenue’s frenetic, bass-heavy and anxiety-riddled music is hard to ignore. And any 17-year-old who sings she “might seduce your dad” with a knowing smirk is enough to make even the least staid among us bristle.
Eilish, born in the 21st century, has become a standard bearer of Gen Z angst. Her listless demeanour sets her apart from her pristine pop peers. And she sings, raps, or sometimes whispers of serial killers, pills and self-harm. Eilish has always been good at generating conversation.