Billie Eilish’s “bad guy”: The Pop Hit That Crashed Alternative Radio’s Party A minimalist bass-thump, a deadpan smirk, and a persona flip that made mainstream sound feel dangerous again “bad guy” doesn’t kick the door in so much as it leans on the frame and dares you to flinch. It arrives on a rubbery, low-end pulse that feels more like a threat than a groove—spare, dry, and weirdly physical. Billie Eilish doesn’t belt. She doesn’t plead. She talks, teases, and controls the room with a kind of anti-frontperson charisma that’s become its own form of aggression. For Alternative contemporary listeners […]