Mitski

i think over time it will become some kind of classic. it hits a certain mood that i haven't quite heard in anything else, but that feels very of our moment.

the one that is killing me today is "lonesome love."

maybe universal not of our moment. but it hits something nothing else does and there will be listeners in the future that will go back to it over and over

the mood is pure undistilled ¬_¬

yeah but all the while under the surface you're a geyer, hear it call, hear it call, hear it call to me

yeah that is part of ¬_¬ though - the desire to burst out, to be something, to be romantic

bang it up inside ¬_¬

I am still blown away by the brilliance of “Me and My Husband”

her deployment of Britpop horns (and that jaunty organ!) on that song and elsewhere on the album is amazing

Any article I read about Mitski totally turns me off from her music. Especially the exclaim one. She’s probably good tho - just a reminder that interviews with artists can be bad

I don't... really get why?

I don't get it either.

yea me neither, the one about Hitchcock heroines?

There’s no way I can respond to this without pissing someone off. I’ll get round to the music eventually

I'm not pissed off just confused, I read the Exclaim interview and it seemed fine

Is it the comment about her supposedly not being allowed to noodle because she's not a straight white guy? That wasn't in the Exclaim interview, though.

Xpost no - not saying anyone here will be pissed off, it just doesn’t benefit to diss well liked artists on ilm, hopefully that’s fair

not really no. it's actually worse and more frustrating to say that an interview annoyed you without saying why. also it makes us wonder about your motivations

I just found it highly serious and high concept, the film stuff etc

Not the first one I’ve read either. Anyways I’m not going to argue this further but Christ.

Sure the music is perfectly fine

Not everyone respects artists philosophies the same way. I’m sure some of you don’t like artists I like

¬_¬

Talking about film: a new milestone in highbrow contempt.

fair enuff
she makes good tunes tho ross i think you'll like it

start with 'townie' i reckon

Townie is good thanks Nxd

I never really read her interviews but I’m enthusiastic about the music. Maybe this is a new phase in listening for me—I used to always want to know who I was listening to.

mitski is an extremely intelligent person who is great in interviews and on social media :)

also this record is one of my favourites of 2018!

for what it's worth this record is nothing like the film she mentioned, I'm sure it was an influence in some 25-dimensional chess way but it also has a very dark ending (at least the book does) that has no corresponding part in the record

where is this film interview? i'd been thinking about how vivid the imagery on this album is (coupled with the music videos too) and been wondering how much she thought about that kind of big picture focus for everything related to the record

nvm, found it. im unfamiliar with the film she's talking about but interested in listening to the album with a different perspective

mitskkkkkiiiiiii

I've heard a bit of the new one and like it. Where's the best place to start in her prior work?

makeout creek

i am in between considering her teenage, music for brats (especially after the time i saw her throw a tantrum for the entire duration of a show) yet the emotional magnitude and lyrical delivery redeems her work for me.

good to know

imagine writing any of that shit about a man

(especially after the time i saw her throw a tantrum for the entire duration of a show)

Do tell!

Brad otm

if Mitski is music for brats, i'm a 100% certified brat.

So you're saying an artist has a difficult personality, yet her work manages to be redeemed by its own quality?

Not to divert from the thread too much, I totally understand throwing a tantrum at one point on a tour. Shit must be so very exhausting, physically and emotionally, probably even more so if you are a young artist.

I've seen countless people throw tantrums for much less and usually they end up with all the appropriate forgiveness.

sorry, my humble opinion has nothing to do with gender or personality, just her music. lyrically its undeniable teenage, whiny and lacking depth "im not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be"; "mom, am i still young"; "i am a forest fire"; "kisses like pink cotton candy"; "holding hands under the table"; 'i just want someone to kiss, i'm lonely...', etc, yet her delivery is sincere and the production is flattering, on record, at least.

truly appalling take, really quite an accomplishment

the language associated with cliched teen experiences -- "makeout creek" etc -- shouldn't be taken at face value

sorry, my humble opinion has nothing to do with gender or personality, just her music. lyrically its undeniable teenage, whiny and lacking depth "im not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be"; "mom, am i still young"; "i am a forest fire"; "kisses like pink cotton candy"; "holding hands under the table"; 'i just want someone to kiss, i'm lonely...', etc, yet her delivery is sincere and the production is flattering, on record, at least.

I don't get how teens would choose these images.

loneliness isn't a serious issue for most people after age 18

what

joke

i don't really understand why i'm slated for saying that i really want to like her music, have enjoyed it for a few spins, bought a ticket to see her, but i find the lack of depth and doesnt keep me returning to listen. sorry if i come across like a funny fucker.

well yes one of her most celebrated records is called Puberty