Billie Eilish stunned her followers with a model new track on Tuesday evening (June 7) at a live performance in Manchester, England – together with references to the current defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and the approaching overturn of Roe v. Wade within the Supreme Courtroom. It’s referred to as “TV,” and it’s about aching abandonment.
“We haven’t performed a brand new track reside earlier than it’s out since 2017 or 2018,” Eilish stated, fan-captured footage reveals, whereas sitting onstage along with her brother, collaborator, and guitarist Finneas. “That is one we simply wrote, and we simply wished to play for you.”
A fan video uploaded to YouTube reveals Finneas accompanying Eilish’s husky vocals with melancholic acoustic strings and chords. “I do not wanna discuss proper now / I simply wanna watch TV / I am going to keep within the pool and drown / So I haven’t got to observe you allow,” she sings. “I am going to placed on Survivor simply to observe any individual undergo / Perhaps I ought to get some sleep.”
Within the second verse, she brings up different present occasions: “The web’s gone wild watching film stars on trial / Whereas they’re overturning Roe v. Wade.” The track ends with Eilish blaming herself for being at fault, refraining, “Perhaps I, perhaps I, perhaps I am the issue.”
Eilish not too long ago kicked off her Happier Than Ever world tour within the U.Okay. and Europe, which is able to proceed all through the summer time. She can also be anticipated to look on the upcoming six-day Overheated local weather convention this week, which is able to happen in O2 Area in London. A documentary set to look throughout the convention will even characteristic Eilish, Finneas, alt-rock artist Yungblud, Norwegian indie-pop musician Woman in Crimson, vogue icons Vivienne Westwood and Samata Pattinson, Glastonbury Competition co-organizer Emily Eavis, and activist Tori Tsui.