- rock, indie rock, pop
- 33 min
- 14 tracks
- Dead Oceans
Be the Cowboy is the fifth studio album by American indie rock musician Mitski, released on August 17, 2018, through Dead Oceans. Produced by longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland, the album widens Mitski's palette with a return to the piano featured on her first two records alongside synthesizers, horns and the guitar that became her signature instrument.
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Character-led, spare, classical in form and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Metacritic 87/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.3/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Times4/5 ★
- Vice (Expert Witness)A−
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Tracks
- 1Geyser2:24
- 2Why Didn’t You Stop Me?2:22
- 3Old Friend1:53
- 4A Pearl2:36
- 5Lonesome Love1:51
- 6Remember My Name2:15
- 7Me and My Husband2:17
- 8Come Into the Water1:32
- 9Nobody3:13
- 10Pink in the Night2:17
- 11A Horse Named Cold Air2:03
- 12Washing Machine Heart2:08
- 13Blue Light1:44
- 14Two Slow Dancers3:59
14 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mitski
- Label
- Dead Oceans
- Released
- July 17, 2018
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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