The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

B

A new Mitski album will always be in my best of {year} list, and Land Is Inhospitable, is no different. Mitski is just great

• Genre: Americana, folk, country, orchestral pop.

• Influenced by: Connie Converse, Frank Ocean, David Lynch, Jeff Buckley, M.I.A, Björk, Kate Bush, Ikue Asazaki, ELO, Prince. Album specific influences listed, below.

• Similar artists: Fionna Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast, Lana Del Rey.

• About this album: The latest full-length release from the classically trained Mitsuki Miyawaki (SUNY Purchase College's Conservatory of Music), recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles by producer Patrick Hyland. Includes an orchestra arranged and conducted by Drew Erickson and a 17-person choir. The album is influenced by spaghetti Western soundtracks, as well as the works of Arthur Russell, Igor Stravinsky, Scott Walker, Caetano Veloso and Faron Young, and Terry Riley.

• Metacritic Score: 90 (Universal Acclaim).

• Grammy Nominations: Snubbed.

• Song To Sample: My Love Mine All Mine.

Mitski has always gotten rave reviews and, frankly, I have never really understood what the fuss was all about. But this album converted me. This is a great record! It is a little more acoustic and a little more earthy than her previous work. Maybe that's what finally spoke to me. I love every song on this album.

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