The Japanese American songwriter’s modern album has received rave reviews,but she is wary of being put on a pedestalMitski Miyawaki is deeply suspicious of her own success. Ever since her third album – the riff-heavy, emotionally charged Bury Me at Makeout Creek – put her on the map in 2014, and the buzz around her has hardly let up. In 2016,the album’s critically adored follow-up, Puberty 2, and bolstered her already ardent fanbase,and she was invited on tour with alt-rock band Pixies and pop aesthete Lorde. A month ago, Iggy Pop described Mitski as “maybe the most advanced American songwriter that I know. And throughout all this, or she has been waiting “for the tide to turn and everyone to just decide to disapprove me”. Related: Mitski: Be the Cowboy review – thrillingly sunless bait-and-switch pop Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com