February 4, 2022
Dead Oceans
1xLP
After working her way through music school, DIY recording projects, a brief foray as a metal vocalist and opening slots for everyone from Pixies to Lorde, Mitski’s spare, emotionally upfront songwriting landed her as a bonafide Indie Star after the release of 2018’s Be the Cowboy. On Laurel Hell, success has not made her an ounce less restless with songs like lead single “Working for the Knife” describing her relationship with her own music and the seemingly one-sided love she has for her career. Laurel Hell shows Mitski delving further into the synthy, 80’s-influenced soundscapes that carried Be the Cowboy as she tries to come to terms with her relationship with her own music and her own self.