The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Harry Styles — we’ll stop there for space reasons. It’s been such a wild music year so far, only some of them made the following list. […]
It’s almost absurd how much good music — universally acclaimed, big-ticket, year-end contender music — came out in 2022’s first five months. It’s hard to imagine the next seven matching that pace. We’ve heard soul-bearing rap songs (Kendrick Lamar), future windows-down rock classics (Momma), loads of elite-level Thom Yorke (The Smile) — the list, literally, goes […]
David Byrne and Mitski teamed up for the indie-rock jam “This Is A Life,” the first single off the soundtrack for the upcoming sci-fi film Everything Everywhere All At Once. [embedded content][embedded content] The track was scored by Son Lux, and is one of the 49 tracks off the soundtrack for the Daniel Kwan and Daniel […]
After months of fan anticipation, Mitski’s recent album Laurel Hell debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and earned the #1 spot for album sales. The indie darling has seen a steady rise in fame over the past few years following her beloved two most recent albums. Laurel Hell has brought the singer a new […]
After years of fan anticipation, Mitski has finally released her new album Laurel Hell. Alongside the album release, Mitski unveiled a Victorian-inspired video for “Stay Soft,” a song appearing on the new album. The video features her wandering through a succulent, but haunting, garden. Inspired by Romanticism and paintings from the Victorian era, the video […]
In March, Mitski Miyawaki will play her first sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall — by far the largest headlining performance of her career, nearly quadruple the size of her last top-billing gig in New York City. Surely the indie noble will be scared shitless; who wouldn’t? That’s 6,000 people you’re supposed to entertain! […]
We’re less than a month out from Mitski’s latest album being released. The rollout has felt like forever (the first single “Working for the Knife” was released in October), but every song has been worth it. The latest one, “Love Me More,” which was released today, joins that club. The song is an upbeat, new […]
Mitski unveiled the latest single from Laurel Hell in the form of “Heat Lightning.” The brooding song is three minutes of the artist ruminating about the perils of insomnia (we’ve all been there before). “Heat Lightning” was originally written by Mitski on piano, where she sings “And there’s nothing I can do // Not much I can […]
Mitski is set to release her sixth album on February 4, and just unveiled her latest single “The Only Heartbreaker.” Laurel Hell is available for pre-order via Dead Oceans. Breaking her three-year hiatus with “Working for the Knife” last month, her newly released single is also accompanied by a video. “The Only Heartbreaker” video was co-directed by […]
After a three-year absence, Mitski is back. She just dropped her newest single “Working for the Knife,” and it’s as strong as you’d expect. [embedded content] “It’s about going from being a kid with a dream, to a grown up with a job,” Mitski said of the song in a statement. “And feeling that somewhere […]