Be the Cowboy
The fifth album, fourteen short songs about control, performance and loneliness.
Mitski, 2018
- Released
- August 17, 2018
- Studio
- Retro City, Gradwell House, Red Bull
- Label
- Dead Oceans
- Producer
- Patrick Hyland
- Length
- 32:28
Hyland plays the saxophone solo on "Remember My Name", the Philly Phatness horns of Thor Espanez, Ian Gray and Vince Tampio play, Evan Marien plays bass on "Nobody" and Ted Jensen mastered. The singles were "Geyser" (May 14, 2018), "Nobody" (June 26) and "Two Slow Dancers" (August 9). Pitchfork's Quinn Moreland wrote that she has never sounded so large, even in the record's quietest moments. The Outline interviewed her on August 14, 2018 about a protagonist who overcompensates by exercising extreme control.
Track listing
- Geyser2:23
- Why Didn't You Stop Me?2:21
- Old Friend1:52
- A Pearl2:36
- Lonesome Love1:50
- Remember My Name2:15
- Me and My Husband2:17
- Come into the Water1:32
- Nobody3:13
- Pink in the Night2:16
- A Horse Named Cold Air2:03
- Washing Machine Heart2:08
- Blue Light1:43
- Two Slow Dancers3:59
Personnel
- Mitski vocals, guitar, piano
- Patrick Hyland producer, performance, saxophone
More from Mitski
Bury Me at Makeout Creek (2014)
Where to go next
Reference
- Be the Cowboy on Wikipedia Studios, personnel and charts.
Interviews
- The Outline: Mitski interview A 2018 interview.
Sources
- Be the Cowboy, Wikipedia
- Mitski's Be the Cowboy interview, The Outline (2018-08-14)