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On her eighth studio album, singer-songwriter Mitski crafts a stunningly dark tapestry concerned with solitude and death, in which psychological unrest manifests physically as a spooky house. And yes, ...

Mitski crashes to earth on “Where's My Phone?”, the lead single off her forthcoming album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me (out February 27 via Dead Oceans). The song is tea-pot whistle, roaring open ...

Over the last decade, Mitski has consistently disproved the longest held music biz adage: that you have to conform to trends to reach mass appeal. The Japan-born, world-raised artist has been a ...

This post was updated March 1 at 8:12 p.m. In hauntingly eclectic glory, Mitski’s new album takeoff has finally happened. The indie singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me. If you've only ever heard one sound from the rock ...

Isolation can be painful and addling, but it can also have an allure. Famously, more than a few classic albums have come together after an artist retreats into extended solitary writing sessions.