Be The Cowboy

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Her carefully crafted songs have often been portrayed as emotionally raw, overflowing confessionals from a fevered chosen girl, but in her fifth album, 'Be The Cowboy', Mitski introduces a persona who has been teased but never so fully present until now—a woman in control.

I had been on the road for a long time, which is so isolating, and had to run my own business at the same time,” Mitski explains, “a lot of this record was me not having any feelings, being completely spent, but then trying to rally myself and wake up and get back to Mitski.Be The Cowboy is Mitski's most powerful record yet and is the sound of female resistance, liberation and empowerment! Be The Cowboy," Mitski delves into the loneliness of being a symbol and the loneliness of being someone, and how it can feel so much like being no one. Rather than avoiding this dilemma, Mitski addresses directly the power that comes from appearing impenetrable and loneliness that follows. From gorgeous album art to world-class listening guides, you’ll find yourself discovering something new every time you listen. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.

at the top of its lungs, but a closer probe at song structures that dodge repetition and defy verse/chorus conventions exposes a warped shape of what a pop song can be.With a lot of the romantic infatuations I’ve had,” she says, “when I look back, I wonder, Did I want them or did I want to be them? Rather than avoiding this dilemma, she addresses directly the power that comes from appearing impenetrable and loneliness that follows. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Because after fine-tuning your taste over a lifetime, trusting someone else to curate your record collection can be scary. In ‘Be The Cowboy’, Mitski delves into the loneliness of being a symbol and the loneliness of being someone and how it can feel so much like being no one.