Billie Eilish unwrapped the reside debut of the hovering ballad “The Best” on The Late Present on Monday night time (June 10), performing the Hit Me Exhausting and Comfortable album observe accompanied by her brother/producer Finneas on acoustic guitar. The moodily lit efficiency opened with the singer shrouded in darkness sitting on a stool as Finneas finger picked notes and she or he whisper sang, “And also you don’t wanna know/ How alone I’ve been/ Allow you to come and go/ No matter state I’m in.”
Sporting certainly one of her patented outfits comprised of an outsized jersey with striped tie, saggy plaid shorts and sneakers, Eilish ultimately stood up because the music started to select up tempo and she or he gripped the mic with each arms as she leaned into the hovering, self-congratulatory refrain: “Man, am I the best/ My congratulations/ All my love and endurance/ All my admiration/ All of the occasions I waited/ So that you can need me bare/ Made it look painless/ Man, am I the best.”
With the inexperienced stage lights flashing, Finneas switched to electrical guitar and the band cranked up as Eilish howled “Man am I the best” and “I waited” earlier than the association bought small once more and she or he dropped again into her feathery falsetto and sighed, “I shouldn’t must say it/ You might’ve been the best.”
Eilish dropped the video for the album observe “Chihiro” final week during which she sprinted by means of an deserted constructing, chasing elusive Paper Cities actor Nat Wolff earlier than they briefly tussle after which make good.
Watch Eilish carry out “The Best” on The Late Present beneath.
