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Be the Cowboy
Rock · 2018 · 14 tracks

Be the Cowboy

Mitski

Fourteen vignettes of theatrical loneliness. A sharp pivot from guitar-driven angst to polished, synth-flecked art pop that feels like a solo stage performance.

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It's like a Broadway show for people who are having a breakdown in a CVS.

A highly controlled, theatrical exploration of loneliness and the performance of the self.

Be the Cowboy · vs · Mitski
Dry Intimate+2.5σ

The production is built around dry intimate than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Geyser
2:24
02
Why Didn’t You Stop Me?
2:22
03
Old Friend
1:53
04
A Pearl
2:36
05
Lonesome Love
1:51
06
Remember My Name
2:15
07
Me and My Husband
2:17
08
Come Into the Water
1:32
09
Nobody
3:13
10
Pink in the Night
2:17
11
A Horse Named Cold Air
2:03
12
Washing Machine Heart
2:08
13
Blue Light
1:44
14
Two Slow Dancers
3:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, violent explosion of organ and percussion that ruptures the opening silence of Geyser.
The frantic, repetitive disco-beat of Nobody that masks a desperate plea for basic human connection.
The way the music slows to a glacial, heartbreaking crawl on Two Slow Dancers as the gymnasium metaphor lands.
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