Mitski - Laurel Hell (February 4th, 2022) • Page 5

The brief segment on Apple Music sheds some light on the album and how she almost didn’t make it and explains how “dark” it is.

 

Really enjoyed this on my first listen and I need to hear Everyone live

 

I really like this album and have a hard time describing why it feels so different than her past records. She feels less at the center of it, in a way that differs from Be the Cowboy where she’s making direct eye contact with the listener at all times.

 

I think it feels like a low stakes record without some sort of big overarching theme. Certainly not a bad thing. I like it overall, need to listen again.

 

I completely disagree with the takes that this is more a collection of songs rather than a cohesive album. I heard a very clear through line of Mitski wrestling with her fame/future in the music industry.

 

This could be my favorite of hers

 

didn't listen, but I would say that it reminds me a bit of pinkerton. not sonically, but tonally.

 

x2. Very good.

 

Some of this reminds me of that first Hayley Williams record

 

lol weak ass popup. Prolly should be better communication about what to expect

 

the shittiness is what makes it cool

 

That’s hilarious

 

Fist listen today whistle doing yard work. Idk I think I’m already connecting with it more than Cowboy. Like others have said Should’ve Been Me was a standout.

 

I definitely prefer the more understated approach vs the grandiosity of Cowboy.

 

It's interesting to compare this record with Puberty 2. Both feel/felt very transitional, and both feel like Mitski trying to navigate uncertainties surrounding her identity as an individual and a performer.

 

Surface level observation this and Be the Cowboy complement each other in the same way Puberty 2 and BMAMC do.

 

The hook in Stay Soft is so deceptively infectious. The first time I heard it I was like “that’s the chorus” and now it’s been stuck in my head for 6 hours

 

“Staaaaay Soft” has been repeating in my head like the music to a dvd menu left on at a slumber party when you’re 10 years old.

 

the line for the LA popup was hilariously long , I had to bail. I'm sure she'll have more shit on tour anyways.

I feel like half of this album is sad indie girl and half of it is 80s powerpop, I like it!

 

I have tried. This cycle isn’t for me unfortunately.

 

I think I like this more than BTC

 

I love love love this record! The singles I listened to pre-release didn't grab me on their own, but when taken as a whole it's wonderful. My only complaint is that it's too short, but that just means I listen to it more.

 

I’ve only been able to listen all the way through one time, but I was pleased with this record despite some of the lukewarm reactions.

 

It’s good