Latest Release
- 15 SEPT 2023
- 11 Songs
- The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We · 2023
- Bury Me At Makeout Creek · 2014
- Puberty 2 · 2016
- Be the Cowboy · 2018
- Be the Cowboy · 2018
- Be the Cowboy · 2018
- Be the Cowboy · 2018
- Puberty 2 · 2016
- The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We · 2023
- Retired from Sad, New Career in Business · 2013
Essential Albums
- In an interview with the BBC in 2018, Iggy Pop called Mitski “probably the most advanced American songwriter that I know”—a rave that briefly tempted the Japan-born, New York-based singer to call it a career. “I thought maybe it would be best to quit music now that I’d gotten to the whole point of it, which is to be known by your personal saints”, Mitski tells Apple Music. “Very unfortunately, I can’t seem to quit music”. But even with a widening chorus of co-signs—and a recent stint opening for Lorde in stadiums and arenas—Mitski revels in solitude on her fifth album. The 14 tracks feature precise thoughts on loneliness and self-discovery, encased in ambient textures (“Blue Light”, “Come into the Water”, “A Horse Named Cold Air”) and tempos that range from dance music (“Nobody”) to pensive balladry (“Two Slow Dancers”). On the latter—one of her favourites on the album—she put old anxieties to rest. “For once, I didn’t let my deep-seated fear of losing someone’s attention interfere with doing what I felt was best for a song”, Mitski explains, “which was to make it slow, long, and minimal”. “Washing Machine Heart” uses the metaphor of laundering a partner’s soiled kicks for sonic and lyrical inspiration. “I imagined that’s the sound of someone’s heart going wild”, she explains, “and I thought about what would create that painful sort of exhilaration”. From the dejected sigh that opens “Me and My Husband,” an unflinching peek into relationship doldrums and suburban ennui, to the alone-on-Christmas levels of “Nobody” that Morrissey himself would eat a bacon sandwich to reach, Mitski knows her album is a mood: “I guess I'm just incredibly tapped into that specific human condition”.
- Puberty is a game of emotional pinball: hormones that surge, feelings that ricochet between exhilarating highs and gut-churning lows. That’s the dizzying, intoxicating experience Mitski evokes on her aptly titled fourth album, a rush of rebel music that touches on riot grrrl, skeletal indie rock, dreamy pop and buoyant punk. Unexpected hooks pierce through the singer/songwriter’s razor-edged narratives—a lilting chorus elevates the slinky, druggy “Crack Baby”, while her sweet sing-song melodies wrestle with hollow guitar to amplify the tension on “Your Best American Girl”.
Albums
- 2022
- 2018
- 2016
- 2012
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- Exotic, emotional worlds built from enchanting indie pop.
- The second leg features support from Arlo Parks, Ethel Cain, Laufey and more. Explore the set list.
- Listen to the hits performed on their blockbuster tour.
Singles & EPs
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- Mitski picks the 5 Best Songs on Apple Music.
- The singer-songwriter chooses the 5 Best Songs on Apple Music.
- On Boston, living single, and the joys of DIY basement shows.
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About Mitski
With her rich vocals and piercing lyrics, indie-rock singer and songwriter Mitski has become one of the most acclaimed acts of the 2010s. • Mitski recorded and self-released her first two albums, 2012’s Lush and 2013’s Retired from Sad, New Career in Business, as student projects while studying studio composition at Purchase College in New York. • After graduating, she briefly sang in the prog-metal band Voice Coils while working on her third album, 2014’s Bury Me at Makeout Creek. The album traded the classical-orchestral sound of her previous releases for sparser arrangements and more emphasis on guitar. • Her breakthrough came on her critically acclaimed 2016 album Puberty 2, which made the Top 20 of Billboard's Alternative Albums and Independent Albums charts. • Following the release of her fifth album, 2018’s Be the Cowboy, Mitski worked with performance artist Monica Mirabile to incorporate avant-garde Japanese choreography, known as Butoh, into her stage show. • In January 2020, Mitski released the new song “Cop Car”, from the soundtrack to the movie The Turning.
- HOMETOWN
- United States of America
- BORN
- 27 de septiembre de 1990
- GENRE
- Alternative