Mitski: Be The Cowboy Vinyl LP
$24.95
<p><i>Where have all the cowboys gone?</i> <em>Be The Cowboy</em> finds <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=mitski" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Mitski Miyawaki</strong></a> examining the expectations we have for artists to be beaming and strong but still vulnerable, an expectation she found rather exhausting after the success of 2016’s <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=mitski+puberty+2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Puberty 2</em></a>: “A lot of this record was me not having any feelings, being completely spent, but then trying to rally myself and wake up and get back to <strong>Mitski</strong>. I was feeling really nihilistic and trying to make pop songs.” Lead single “Geyser” finds <strong>Mitski</strong>’s porcelain-like vocals and uplifting piano vamps fighting against a bed of electronic glitches and brooding synth strings, before all the uncertainty and vulnerability is swept away by an enormous crescendo of drums and guitars announcing <strong>Mitski</strong> as indie’s new vanguard. The rest of the LP finds her charismatic balladry coupled with dense piano, guitar and drum arrangements, accentuated with electronic textures courtesy of longtime co-producer <strong>Patrick Hyland</strong>. Speaking on the album title, <strong>Mitski</strong> explains: “With a lot of the romantic infatuations I've had, when I look back, I wonder, did I want them or did I want to be them? Did I love them or did I want to absorb whatever power they had? I decided I could just be my own cowboy figure that I so desire.” Be the cowboy you want to see in the world. Black vinyl pressing, includes special edition poster and download card.</p> <ul> <li>black vinyl pressing</li> <li>includes giant foldout poster</li> <li>gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeve</li> <li>digital download included</li> <li>music label: Dead Oceans 2018</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by big dumb man 05/2018</h6> .