Mitski is back. The singer-songwriter has announced a new album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, which is out February 27. Here’s everything we know so far.
What’s the backstory?
This is Mitski’s eighth studio album, following 2023’s The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We. She first teased new music the end of her concert film, The Land, with a post-credits scene where she feigns ignorance about a new record. Aside from her solo music, Mitski recently appeared on Florence and the Machine’s latest album Everybody Scream, which arrived in October.
More recently, Mitski wiped her Instagram feed and shared a cryptic video of her singing to herself in a cluttered kitchen. She then posted a clip of her walking through a door and whispering the album to to the camera. In her bio, she directed fans to the website wheresmyphone.net.
What does the album cover look like?
That white cat. Which also happens to be one of the track titles. (There’s also ‘Cats’.)
What’s it going to sound like?
Nothing’s About to Happen to Me was produced and engineered by Mitski’s longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland. It was mastered by Bob Weston and features live instrumentation by The Land touring band and ensemble arrangements, continuing “the musical through line” established with its predecessor.
Has Mitski released any singles?
The album was first previwed by the fuzzed-out and anthemic lead single ‘Where’s My Phone?’, which invited comparisons to earlier, grungier phases of Mitski’s discography. The second single, the hauntingly intimate ‘I’ll Change for You’, arrived alongside a Lexie Alley-directed music video on February 4.
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