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Billie Eilish recorded her debut in her brother's bedroom

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The massive, Grammy-sweeping debut album from Billie Eilish wasn't tracked in a lavish Los Angeles compound. It was recorded entirely in her brother Finneas's childhood bedroom, with her sitting cross-legged on a mattress singing into a standard microphone. It is a hilarious slap in the face to veteran producers who demand million-dollar acoustic treatments.

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