The Favors: The Dream (2025)
When Finneas and Ashe teamed up in 2025 for the duo project they called The Favors and the album The Dream, the results were pretty much what you’d expect from a Berklee-trained singer-songwriter and a guy with ten Grammys (and a couple Academy Awards for soundtrack work).
Finneas O’Connell is the older brother of Billie Eilish, and co-wrote and produced everything she released between 2019 and 2024. He’s also taken home awards for the Barbie movie and the James Bond film No Time to Die. All in addition to a successful solo career.
Finneas had previously produced and duetted with Ashe on some of her solo work, but The Dream is their first time recording as a proper duo.
The Dream‘s songs tell a linear story of a couple dealing with the aftermath of a breakup neither really wanted. I didn’t include its final song because…spoilers!
The album’s overall sound, recorded simply with electric piano, guitar, bass and drums, has a bit of a 70’s soft rock feel (in a good way) and the songs are well-written and drenched in harmonies.
If you hear a little Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way”-type drama in the album’s subject matter and a little Stevie-Lindsey vibe in the vocal interplay, you’re not the only one.
Heartbreak and harmony are beautiful in combination.
Lead single “The Little Mess You Made” is a standout here, with Finneas and Ashe’s harmonies coming together in a simple but indelible chorus that’ll probably stick to you on first listen. The song blew up with over a million views on TikTok before it was even released.
The duo’s chemistry is on display in a 2025 Chicago Lollapalooza performance of the song:
Listen to: “The Dream”
Don’t miss: “The Little Mess You Made”
Listen to: “The Hudson”
Listen to: “Necessary Evils”
Listen to: “Times Square Jesus”
Every Moment Has A Song 