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Revision as of 03:17, 16 September 2023

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Studio album by
Mitski
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Studio
Genre
Length32:21
LabelDead Oceans
ProducerPatrick Hyland
Mitski chronology
Laurel Hell
(2022) 		The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
(2023)
Singles from The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
  1. "Bug Like an Angel"
    Released: July 26, 2023
  2. "Star" / "Heaven"
    Released: August 23, 2023

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Mitski, released on September 15, 2023, through Dead Oceans.[3] It was produced by Patrick Hyland, and preceded by the single "Bug Like an Angel", which was released on July 26, 2023.[4]

Background and recording

Mitski called it her "most American album" and described "the theme of love" as being central to its lyrics. The album was also influenced by spaghetti Western soundtracks as well as the works of Arthur Russell, Igor Stravinsky, Scott Walker, Caetano Veloso and Faron Young.[5][6]

She recorded the album with producer Patrick Hyland at Bomb Shelter in Nashville and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles.[7] A 17-person choir arranged by Mitski,[3] as well as an orchestra, conducted by Drew Erickson, features on several tracks.[4]

Promotion

Mitski revealed the album title and release date of the lead single, "Bug Like an Angel", via her newsletter on July 23, 2023.[8] The single was released on July 26, accompanied by a music video directed by Noel Paul.[4]

The albums second single, "Heaven", debuted on BBC Radio 1's "Future Sounds" on August 23, 2023, accompanied with an interview with Mitski and presenter Jack Saunders. The third single, "Star", was released on the same day.

Mitski also announced six concert dates set to take place in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and France in October 2023. Mitski described these dates as "not a full-blown tour", but intimate, small to preview the album without elaborate stage production.

The album was previewed early in a series of "double feature" listening events at theatres in the United States, London and Australia on September 7, 2023. An additional event will be held at Tokyo's Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya on September 14. The events will feature a screening of a film personally selected by Mitski: Days of Heaven (1978), Desert Hearts (1985), Drugstore Cowboy (1989) or La Strada (1954).[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.7/10[10]
Metacritic92/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Clash8/10[13]
DIY[14]
Exclaim!9/10[15]
The Guardian[1]
Mojo[16]
NME[17]
Pitchfork8.1/10[18]
The Skinny[19]
Slant Magazine[2]

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We received a score of 92 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 19 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[11] Mojo felt that "Mitski has long stared at happiness and wondered what comes next; here, she spies it, smiles and then shrugs, the smart band beneath glowing like some warmth hearth on a cold Los Angeles Night".[16] Exclaim!'s Kaelen Bell described it as "a phoenix-from-the-ashes return, a ghost story, a country record. It's Mitski's first album recorded with a full band. It's also her loneliest."[15]

Slant Magazine's Eric Mason found that Mitski has "refined her skill of dropping heartbreaking, poetic aphorisms between her tightly packed metaphors", remarking that her "ability to pack so many gut-punches and inspired ideas into half an hour remains uncannily impactful".[2] Rho Chung of The Skinny called the album "a sweeping musical epic spanning essential facets of human experience; a meditation on self-witnessing, of owning one's estrangement" as well as "far-reaching but never vague – true to form, Mitski's writing remains supremely evocative, mesmerising".[19]

Cat Zhang of Pitchfork stated that the album is "warmer, quieter, and more organic-sounding" and that "these are among some of the most surreal, existential, and fascinating songs of Mitski's career". Zhang additionally remarked that "for the first time in a while, she sounds like she has space to breathe".[18] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian named it his album of the week and called it "classic songwriter territory" and "filled with melodies; she can write straightforward love songs, filled with beautiful imagery [...] but what tends to get lost amid the earnest discussion of her lyrics is how darkly funny they are".[1]

Reviewing the album for DIY, James Hickey found the album to be "an achievement in that in such a diverse catalogue" as "it manages to hatch its own identity without straying from her singular voice". Hickey found that songs "often seem to have bare-bones arrangements" but overall the album "becomes increasingly intense".[14] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic observed that The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We is "more reserved, acoustic-leaning" as well as "a quasi-country album" with similar lyrical imagery.[12]

Clash's Amelie Grace called it "Mitski at her most emotionally raw" and stated that the album "goes through a constant battle of peace and dread, [...] staunchly refusing to settle in any one place".[13] Mia Hughes of NME wrote that the album "does away with the glossy sheen and favours hushed intimacy" as Mitski "return[s] to a more organic and analogue sound" with "sonics [that] feel worn-in and earthly".[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mitski Miyawaki

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bug Like an Angel"3:32
2."Buffalo Replaced"2:40
3."Heaven"3:44
4."I Don't Like My Mind"2:25
5."The Deal"3:52
6."When Memories Snow"1:44
7."My Love Mine All Mine"2:18
8."The Frost"2:48
9."Star"2:59
10."I'm Your Man"3:30
11."I Love Me After You"2:49
Total length:32:21

Personnel

Musicians

  • Mitski Miyawaki – vocals, choir, keyboards
  • Patrick Hyland – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Drew Erickson – choir, orchestra (all tracks); conductor (3, 6, 9), piano (3)
  • Adam Faruqi – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Andrea Zomorodian – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Ann Sheridan – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Ben Lin – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Caitlin Rose – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Callan Dwan – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Charles McDonald – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Courtney Taylor – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Elyse Willis – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Erin Rae – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Fletcher Sheridan – choir (1, 6, 7, 10), conductor (2–11)
  • Jessica Freedman – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Michael Lichtenauer – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Peter Mercer – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Tristen Gaspadarek – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Valerie Tambaoan – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Will Goldman – choir (1, 6, 7, 10)
  • Dominic Davis – bass (3–8)
  • Ross McReynolds – drums (3, 4, 6, 8–10)
  • Christine Kim – cello (3, 6, 9)
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn (3, 6, 9)
  • Fats Kaplin – guitar (3, 4, 7), violin (3, 4, 8), mandolin (8)
  • Brooke Waggoner – piano (3, 4, 6–9), organ (3, 4)
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (3, 6, 9)
  • Rita Andrade – viola (3, 6, 9)
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin (3, 6, 9)
  • Wynton Grant – violin (3, 6, 9)
  • Greg Huckins – woodwinds (3, 6, 9)
  • Mark Hollingsworth – woodwinds (3, 6, 9)

Technical

References

  1. ^ a b c Petridis, Alexis (September 14, 2023). "Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We review – a songwriter with stunning melodic power". The Guardian. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mason, Eric (September 11, 2023). "Mitski The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Review: An Artistic Reboot". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Shanfeld, Ethan (July 26, 2023). "Mitski Introduces New Album With Rousing First Single, 'Bug Like an Angel'". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Curto, Justin (July 26, 2023). "Mitski Joins the Choir on 'Bug Like an Angel'". Vulture. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Abby (July 26, 2023). "Mitski Announces New Album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Shares Lead Single: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (July 26, 2023). "Mitski Introduces New Album With Rousing First Single, 'Bug Like an Angel'". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Martoccio, Angie (July 26, 2023). "Mitski, Your Best American Girl, Is Back With Her 'Most American Album' Yet". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Bloom, Madison (July 23, 2023). "Mitski Announces New Album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, New Song Out Wednesday". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Carter, Daisy (August 29, 2023). "Mitski announces The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We Music and Film Double Features". DIY. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Donelson, Marcy. "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Grice, Amelie (September 14, 2023). "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Hickey, James (September 14, 2023). "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We review". DIY. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Bell, Kaelen (September 11, 2023). "Mitski's The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Is Her Loneliest Record Yet". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We". Mojo. October 2023. p. 85.
  17. ^ a b Hughes, Mia (September 13, 2023). "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We review: masterful, as ever". NME. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Zhang, Cat (September 15, 2023). "Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Chung, Rho (September 11, 2023). "Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We review". The Skinny. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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