Billie Eilish is among the many artists who, in the new book "On the Records", talk about music that has had a lasting impact on their own style. The book is due out on November 17 and gathers contributions from a total of 80 musicians about albums they believe deserve much more attention.
Eilish picked the 2014 album "Shake Shook Shaken" by the French-Finnish duo The Dø. In an interview with "Vanity Fair" in 2021 she already said that The Dø changed her life and her outlook on music. She also called the album one of the key sources of inspiration for her own work "Happier Than Ever".
In "On the Records" Billie Eilish now gets the chance to explain in more detail why this relatively little-known album played such a big role in her musical development.
Numerous other well-known names are also involved in the project. Dolly Parton writes about "Mama Sings", a collection of traditional songs by her mother Avie Lee Parton. Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs focuses on the post-punk compilation "A South Bronx Story" by ESG, while Earl Sweatshirt talks about "First Family 4 Life" by rap duo M.O.P.
Other contributions come from Brian Eno, Erykah Badu, Justin Vernon, Black Thought, Chris Stapleton, Jamie xx, Laufey, Philip Glass and Adrianne Lenker, among others. Billie Eilish's brother and long-time producer Finneas is also part of the book.
"On the Records" aims not only to profile well-known artists, but above all to show which less obvious albums lie behind their own sound and musical development.
Source: PowerGroup