FINNEAS is following the footsteps of his little sister, pop superstar Billie Eilish, by announcing his debut solo album.
The 13-track set, called Optimist, is out via Interscope on Oct. 15. The 24-year-old musician wrote and produced all of the songs, including the first single, a dynamic power ballad called “A Concert Six Months From Now.”
The single is a bruising meditation on where we are now — a year and a half after the COVID-19 lockdowns began. The video, directed by Sam Bennett, features FINNEAS performing onstage at the Hollywood Bowl (which he namechecks in the song). The sound of clapping and shouting bursts and fades as FINNEAS sees there’s not a soul in the audience.
Watch the full video below:
Last year, FINNEAS caught up with SPIN following the U.S. Presidential election and spoke about the themes and events in lockdown that shaped his work on this new record. Read it here.
Additionally, FINNEAS unveiled the dates on his upcoming North American fall tour, which you can see below along with the tracklisting for the album.
Optimist tracklisting
01. A Concert Six Months From Now
02. The Kids Are All Dying
03. Happy Now
04. Only A Lifetime
05. The 90s
06. Love Is Pain
07. Peaches Etude
08. Hurt Locker
09. Medieval
10. Someone Else’s Star
11. Around My Neck
12. What They’ll Say About Us
13. How It Ends
FINNEAS Tour Dates
09/03 – BottleRock Festival – Napa, CA**
09/18 – iHeart Radio Music Festival – Las Vegas, NV**
10/01 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX**
10/08 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX**
10/25 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
10/27 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
11/01 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
11/03 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
11/04 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
11/06 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
11/08 – Summit – Denver, CO
11/10 – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
11/12 – Ohio University – Athens, OH^^
11/13 – Theatre of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
11/14 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
11/16 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
11/18 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
11/20 – Théâtre Corona – Montreal, QC
11/21 – The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
** Festival Set
^^Rescheduled Date
