The crazy loud BG vox have to be a deliberately jarring choice, no? I kind of wish the rest of the album had similarly brave/weird choices. Def like this more than the last one already, but … I don’t think her recent songs have been distinctive enough to stand up next to Puberty 2 and Makeout Creek. As a songwriter she reminds me of Neko Case — the words obviously come first and then get shoehorned into aimless melodies (with some standout exceptions in both cases). Each has a style that’s unmistakably her own, but within that style there’s a lot of interchangeable, middling material.
― The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Sunday, 17 September 2023 05:57 (eight months ago) link
it's definitely a deliberately jarring choice, it just annoys me is all
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 17 September 2023 16:07 (eight months ago) link
everywhere I'm seeing 'best since Puberty/Makeout' it's like seriously are we just gonna straight up erase one of the best albums of recent years
― imago, Sunday, 17 September 2023 16:38 (eight months ago) link
by that do you mean be the cowboy or laurel hell
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 17 September 2023 17:33 (eight months ago) link
lol c'mon
― imago, Sunday, 17 September 2023 18:57 (eight months ago) link
I mean I assume you were talking about Be The Cowboy but this is ILX where people will say all kinds of things
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 17 September 2023 23:21 (eight months ago) link
well yes
― imago, Monday, 18 September 2023 02:49 (eight months ago) link
This new one feels more solid than Laurel Hell, the songs are more composed, more dramatic, less wispy, remains to be seen how memorable they are though.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 22 September 2023 14:46 (eight months ago) link
https://x.com/chartdata/status/1708936082828693874?s=20
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Monday, 2 October 2023 20:34 (eight months ago) link
goddamn x dot com!
Mitski earns her first ever entry on the Hot 100 this week with "My Love Mine All Mine". pic.twitter.com/3azZ4cDquY— chart data (@chartdata) October 2, 2023
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Monday, 2 October 2023 20:35 (eight months ago) link
She's also snuck into the UK top 40 this week for the first time with aforementioned pophit. It seems rather muted to be her crossover?, but, gratifying to see her doing so well
― technopolis, Monday, 2 October 2023 20:41 (eight months ago) link
And now she's no.15 in the UK which is quite nice and entirely down to tiktok apparently etc
― technopolis, Friday, 6 October 2023 21:25 (seven months ago) link
getting around to this and the drums on this are so plodding and inert, just that really static motionless style that plagues so many modern singer-songwriter albums
― boxedjoy, Monday, 9 October 2023 18:34 (seven months ago) link
Loved a lot of her albums front to back bit this one not so much. but good lord the first bit of bug like an angel, and good lord the end of the deal. Holy moly
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Saturday, 14 October 2023 08:32 (seven months ago) link
JFC i just attempted to get tickets for her show in berkeley in september and they only made 'official platinum' (ie: randomly overpriced) tickets available and the asking was $400 for most seats? Mitski appears to have lost her mind. It sold out too.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 26 January 2024 18:25 (four months ago) link
Maybe not so crazy, then.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 27 January 2024 18:51 (four months ago) link