Final Girl, by Eilish Gilligan

Final Girl by Eilish Gilligan, released 16 February 2024 1. The Catch 2. Involved You 3. I'm Not The One 4. Swimming 5. Angel Face 6. Swollen 7. Space 8. All The Time Award-winning Melbourne musician, producer and writer Eilish Gilligan has today released her long-awaited debut album Final Girl. Final Girl is an album that was years in the making. After finding national success with her popular single S.M.F.Y in 2018, Eilish went on to write, produce and release a run of singles and EPs and tour the country with the likes of SAFIA, Alex Lahey, Betty Who and more. Inspired by her love for all things horror, there is an earnestness to the album title that brings it all together. “When it comes to my music career, at the end of the day, I am the last one standing in a room that over the years has had a lot of people filtering in and out. I feel like many artists will be able to relate to that – the idea that when all is said and done, YOU, and you alone, are the person who lives and breathes the art you make. I think it’s good to remember that throughout the peaks and troughs of an artistic career.” Final Girl was self-written, and produced by Eilish and her long-time friend and collaborator Gab Strum, mixed by Hamish Patrick, and mastered by Matthew Agoglia. Additional production was provided by Max Dowling, Andrei Eremin and Graham Ritchie. Eilish thanks Luke Howard for generously welcoming her into his studio to record the track Angel Face. This is an electro-pop album, but with an eccentric twist that is so unique to Eilish. The piano features heavily, as Eilish’s first instrument – a homage to the very beginning of her relationship with music. Her voice is full-bodied and expressive as always; her lyrics are devastating, hopeful and poignant all at once.