LP, White vinyl
Interscope Records (2021) US
Eight time Grammy-winning artist Finneas delivers his debut solo album Optimist which features 12 new, never before heard tracks, plus the previously released, "What They'll Say About Us," a heartbreaking ballad written in lockdown as a moving dedication to human strength and connection when faced with life's tribulations. Lead single "A Concert Six Months From Now" finds the Billie Eilish collaborator and relative grappling with his emotions, reminiscing on his past with an ex-lover. "If I could see the future / I never would believe her / Falling in and out of love and falling in again / We were never any good at being friends," he sings in its chorus.