Billie Eilish ‘Broer Finneas opts for conventional rock

A fan traveled directly on Monday evening from the performance of Billie Eilish in Ziggo Dome to Paradiso, also Amsterdam, and was just around the corner all night to be able to stand in the front in the evening at the performance of Eilish ‘Brother Finneas. But anyone who thought that Finneas would mainly attract the public because he is the brother and fellow musician of a superstar, could see in the sold-out Paradiso that the singer-multi-instrumentalist found a supporter on his own. Upon the rise of the 27-year-old Finneas (surname O’Connell) on the podium, the screams of screaming through the room, his lyrics were sung passionately.

He was previously known as Eilish ‘Older Brother, who wrote the music with her songs and so got together with her world success. Until Eilish ‘Current tour, Finneas played in her band, since the release of his second album, For Cryin ‘Out Loud! (2024), he wants to concentrate on his own role as a singer. Now he is on tour through Europe, past relatively small halls.

Although he is co-designer of Eilish ‘special musical style-smooth and experimental-his own sound is more conventional. Some songs have the ingenious structure of the Eilish oeuvre, long and with sudden turns. But Finneas wants to be rocker, it turns out here. On stage he forms a rock band with his five musicians, chooses rock deposes and plays rock guitar.

Warm atmosphere

His voice does not naturally fit that genre. That voice is not strong or pronounced, the singing becomes hesitant. That is inconsistent with the blunt text of, for example, ‘Starfucker’, with which he opened the evening.

On the fully built stage he changed per song between the guitar and piano. His dance steps were now smooth. The performance was most attractive when he concentrated on his singing. A song like soul singer already remembers green ‘what’s it gonna take to break your heart?’ Is slow and sultry, and gave a warm atmosphere. Other songs sound Poppy, with lubricated drums and keyboards, such as ‘Sweet Cherries’ and ‘Lotus Eater’.

It was a happy coincidence that Finneas performed in Amsterdam during his European Tour this Tuesday evening, not only for the supporters but also for the O’Connell family. For the first time he had now seen his sister perform in Ziggo Dome, he told the audience, without standing with her on stage. And for the first time, Eilish, who just had a free evening between the Ziggo concerts, could see her brother perform. She was dancing right above the stage, he dedicated his intimate song ‘Family Feud’ to her. Looking at the balcony, he added an extra rule to the original text, « You’re a little too far away from me« The room answered with an empathic » aaah « .

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