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The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Rock · 2023 · 11 tracks · 32m

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

A cosmic Americana record blending pedal steel, a seventeen-person choir, and orchestral swells. Mitski's most grounded yet spiritually expansive work to date.

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It's like a haunted country record recorded in a cathedral in the middle of a desert.

A quiet, reverent meditation on finding warmth within an indifferent universe.

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We · vs · Mitski
Cabin In Woods+3.7σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 32m
01
Bug Like an Angel
3:32
02
Buffalo Replaced
2:40
03
Heaven
3:44
04
I Don’t Like My Mind
2:25
05
The Deal
3:52
06
When Memories Snow
1:44
07
My Love Mine All Mine
2:18
08
The Frost
2:48
09
Star
2:59
10
I’m Your Man
3:30
11
I Love Me After You
2:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, earth-shaking entrance of the choir on the word 'family' during the opening track.
The way the pedal steel mimics a sighing breath throughout the bridge of 'Heaven'.
The stark, terrifying silence that follows the line 'I don't like my mind' before the instruments return.
The cinematic, sweeping orchestral climax of 'Star' that feels like a slow-motion supernova.
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