"She uses her art to examine - and complicate - what it means to be all of the things she is at once: indie pop star and Asian-American woman, public figure and private person, the designated conduit of an audience's sadness and yearning."
"the more elaborate the performance, the more undeniably herself she becomes. It's a terrific work, thematically rich and containing some of the most precise and emotionally devastating songwriting of her career."
"Nothing's About to Happen to Me picks up that thread and pulls it tighter, retaining the orchestral sweep and Americana grandeur of its predecessor while reintroducing the guitar-driven rawness of her earlier work."
Mitski has consistently used her music to examine her relationship with being seen and performing, exploring her identity as an indie pop star, Asian-American woman, and public figure. On Nothing's About to Happen to Me, she develops this fascination by creating a fictional narrative centered on an eccentric recluse who retreats from society. Through her narration, Mitski maintains her characteristic radiant poise while following this character's journey into solitude. The album demonstrates a paradox central to her career: the more elaborate her performance becomes, the more authentically herself she emerges. Musically, the album builds on the lush, folk-inflected Americana sound of her previous work while reintroducing guitar-driven rawness from her earlier albums, creating emotionally precise and devastating songwriting.
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