Los Angeles' Billie Eilish set the internet ablaze last year with "Ocean Eyes", a simple, stunning ballad that turned heads in the music industry on the back of our initial post. Today, she's shared her first release of 2016, "Six Feet Under", and, as a critical follow-up to that acclaimed first track, we think she's hit it out of the park. Premiered on Beats 1, "Six Feet Under" picks up where "Ocean Eyes" left off, combining pure, downcast vocals with minimal production to create an intimate, immersive feel. It's apparent that, thus far, Billie seems to favor deeper, darker ballads that strike a balance between melancholy and memorability, and, accordingly, she's making them extremely well. If Billie can continue pumping out tracks of this emotional density and overall quality, there's no doubt at all that she'll live up to—and absolutely outlast—the hype she's gotten so far. "Six Feet Under" showcases beyond a doubt that she's the real deal, and we expect several more tunes of this ilk to come out before the year is done.
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