THE 2-MINUTE RULE FOR SONG

Pop music is plagued by prodigies, but superior luck getting one who, at 18, co-wrote and recorded  a song as nuanced and self-assured as “As a result I Am.” The song’s synth fills audio like circus music, but Eilish’s derisive laughter and lyrics depart without a doubt that she’s impervious to the three-ring maelstrom that surrounds her