2024 release. Billie Eilish s third studio album Hit Me Hard And Soft is her most daring body of work to date a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs- ideally listened to in it s entirety from beginning to end-does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically while bending genres and defying trends along the way. With the help of her brother and sole collaborator Finneas the pair wrote recorded and produced the album together in their hometown of Los Angeles.