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Mitski - Laurel Hell (Stay Version) - Import CD

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Alternative/Indie

February 4, 2022

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Catalog No.: DOC250CDV1

JAN/ISBN: 617308020502

Number of Discs: 1

Country/Region of Manufacture: Import

Credits:

Mitski

Stepping back into her own shoes after the character-driven Be the Cowboy, Mitskis fourth album, Laurel Hell, finds the songwriter in a less volatile, more (but not completely) resigned state of mind as she reflects on persistent incompatibility with partners, perceived disinterest in what she has to offer, and an overriding ennui. While much of the album was written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she found new meaning in songs that were recorded with longtime producer Patrick Hyland in the midst of prolonged periods of isolation -- a theme closely associated with Mitskis work since long before the viral threat. A bit of a slow builder with an almost cinematic trajectory, Laurel Hell begins with a droning, monotone pop and the lyrics "Lets step carefully into the dark/Once were in, Ill remember my way around." That song, "Valentine, Texas," eventually introduces the slick 80s pop surfaces employed throughout Laurel Hell, with its shimmering synths, electric piano, and business-like drums often seeming like a false front given the deeply brooding nature of the albums lyrics. Even so, with 11 tracks clocking in at a total of around 30 minutes, Mitski gets to the point when she laments oppressive systems on "Working for the Knife," when she examines being drawn to darkness against a backdrop of industrial synths and late, swelling strings on "Everyone," and when demanding more of her lover on the driving synth pop track "Love Me More," which also includes the devastating stanza, "How do other people live?/I wonder how they keep it up/When today is finally done/Theres another day to come/Then another day to come/Then another day to come." Following the exhausted, piano-based breakup dirge "I Guess" ("I guess this is the end/Ill have to learn to be somebody else"), Mitski closes the album on the sparkling, highly melodic "Thats Our Lamp," which disco dances into the sunset while remembering being loved -- in the past tense. ~ Marcy Donelson

Tracklisting:

1.Valentine, Texas2.Working for the Knife3.Stay Soft4.Everyone5.Heat Lightning6.The Only Heartbreaker7.Love Me More8.There's Nothing Left for You9.Should've Been Me10.I Guess11.That's Our Lamp
1.Valentine, Texas
2.Working for the Knife
3.Stay Soft
4.Everyone
5.Heat Lightning
6.The Only Heartbreaker
7.Love Me More
8.There's Nothing Left for You
9.Should've Been Me
10.I Guess
11.That's Our Lamp

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