Mitski sinks into insecurity on intimate 8th album

Three Songs That Define Mitski’s ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’

Photo Courtesy / Youtube Mitski  Released on Feb. 27, Mitski’s eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” is a relatively quick listen, sitting at 34 minutes and 27 seconds. Through just 11 tracks, Mitski delivers an emotionally loaded piece that absolutely lives up to her previous albums. Centered around themes of isolation and silence, Mitski tells the story of a woman who holds her tongue, can’t bear to leave, fears being alone a…

Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me

Mitski never seems to stay in one place for very long. At least, that’s been the case since her 2018 breakthrough Be the Cowboy. Since then, her sound has been malleable, taking a different shape with each release as she navigated her ascendancy to indie royalty (and the strange difficulties that come with being a public figure). Yet, something unexpected happened with 2023’s This Land is Inhospitable and So Are We: while the album’s country-roc…

Mitski sinks into insecurity on intimate 8th album

Mitski’s newest release, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” uses romantic, soothing vocals and lyrics to create a picture of an insecure, mundane life. Released on Feb. 27, Mitski’s eighth album is a bite-sized emotional disclosure that grows on you with every listen. With 11 tracks, the run time is just shy of 35 minutes, making this ideal to listen to in its entirety. While Mitski’s sound has evolved throughout her discography, “Nothing’s Abou…