When she was six years old, Eilish Constance and her brother would search up their names on Spotify. One day, she stumbled upon Billie Eilish and became obsessed, imagining what it might feel like to watch music of her own take off. Now at 17, she’s already well on the way with intimate songs that dawdle between stripped-back folk, hazy electronic, and pop without settling too comfortably into any one genre. The LA-based musician’s taste is just as slippery, running from Porches’ bruised, synthy introspection to Oliver Tree’s maximalist genre-hopping, with a sentimental streak she’d probably rather not call sentimental. Below, Constance tells why she’d never get a lyric tattoo, her go-to plane music, and the best place to listen to her latest single, “Shut Up.”
What’s a song you wish you could hear for the first time again?
“Postcard” by my brother Finn Sigil. We were on a trip to visit family in Spain two years ago when I first heard it. I remember that I started crying. Not really a sad cry but not really a happy cry. It was just a very grounding cry. I never really knew much about who he was until I heard that song…hearing it still makes me cry.
Who’s banned from your aux?
Pretty much everyone! I’m very picky about the music I listen to. The one exception I will make is Finn. He’s shown me a lot of what I listen to.
Music or movies on a flight?
Porches. Every single time I fly I put his music on and listen to all his albums one by one. It’s the most amazing listening experience.
Is there a lyric that you’d get tattooed?
No, I think that’s really cheesy.
Who’s an artist you love that people wouldn’t expect?
I genuinely love Oliver Tree; he was my favorite artist in 2024. Listening to his music reminds me that life can change.
What’s your favorite sound that isn’t music?
When I laugh, I can hear it in my head. Laughing is pure joy for me.
What’s the last thing you bought purely because you thought it was beautiful?
I think it was a dog’s tail. I found it at an estate sale. I thought it was so interesting and held so much meaning: The owner probably loved that dog and wanted to keep a part of him. I have it hanging on my wall.
Headphones or speakers?
Headphones. It’s way more personal, and it feels like you’re in your own world. No one talks to you when you have headphones in.
What’s your favorite thing to do alone?
Going to parties. I feel so free and welcome, individual and independent.
Where do you go to listen to music?
I hardly ever really listen to music because I’m working so much on my own right now. But when I do listen on my own time, it’s outside in my backyard on a wooden chair with a cigarette or something.