Mitski - Be the Cowboy (CD) Women

Mitski - Be the Cowboy (CD) WomenCompact Disc (CD) The breakout success of 2016's Puberty 2 saw Mitski hailed as the new vanguard of indie rock, the one to save the genre from the white dudes who've historically dominated it. But the often overlooked aspect of being a rising star is the sheer amount of work that goes into it. "I had been on the road for a long time, which is so isolating, and had to run my own business at the same time," Mitski explains, "a lot of this record was me

they've captured lightning in a bottle

3 Ignore Tenderness

Not ready to let go of the hand of the California desert

extraordinary

as Zach Condon explains in album's excellent liner notes

abstract digital compositions

Hannah van Loon adopted a dog named Gizmo

they agreed it made sense not to do a "theme" album per se

scuff-free tunes

" Beloved by those familiar with Nelson's deep catalog

The longtime collaborators took their time and gave each song the opportunity to grow unaffected by outside influence except the magic that happens when two friends lock themselves in a smoky shed to make music

Whereas with earlier efforts