Seeing these songs live opened this album up so much for me. I always liked it but was having a hard time really latching onto it in anyway but it's been in pretty constant rotation the last week now.
Yea this show was truly fantastic. Overcoats was the opener and they were really great (they kind of reminded me of a Hale Waif vibe but with the harmonizing of Fist Aid Kit so I highly recommend especially to @Mary V). Anyway Mitski was magical. It was cool seeing her without an instrument and it seems a lot to me like her and Lorde had some discussions about how her stage presence should be. This was definitely my favorite time seeing her. It really feels like we are witnissing such a special artist in her prime. And the set list was so good. Be the Cowboy sounds great live.
I saw her Friday and idk, I don’t see why everyone else is hyping her live show up so much. If she wasn’t standing motionless then she was usually just making little eccentric arm movements, and there weren’t any notable changes to the songs or anything Plus Overcoats opened and the two of them were clearly having a blast, and it was fun just watching them dance all over the place and stuff.
this is one of those albums that if I hear one song from it on a playlist or something I gotta listen to the whole thing
concert diary This could be the start of something. I'd have to go backwards, though, and my recollection of last year's concerts isn't that good anymore, so I imagine those posts will be shorter. Idk, it's more of a diary of my experiences than a review of the show itself. lmk what you think? Would like some outside opinions before I commit to making it a regular thing. (These would end up on my blog/website, if I decide to make it a thing.)
ended up posting it on tumblr; dunno if I want to transfer it to my main website, though Concert Diary: Mitski at the Wiltern on November 7, 2018
i am so damn excited for this show tonight. funny that i went to see lorde this year too and had no idea she was opening the show and missed her.
this dropped off pretty hard for me. listened again tonight and I think its probably the weakest of her last 3 :(
I think it’s her best. By a long shot, actually. My very first impressions, where I said I didn’t think it hit the highs or poignancy of her previous work, were way off.