Mitski

Mitski
Mitski
	Mitski performing in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Mitsuki Laycock
Born	September 27, 1990 (age 33); Mie Prefecture, Japan
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock; folk rock; art pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter; musician;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; bass; piano;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Dead Oceans; Don Giovanni; Double Double Whammy;
Website	mitski.com

Mitsuki Miyawaki (born Mitsuki Laycock; September 27, 1990), known professionally as Mitski, is an American singer and songwriter. She self-released her first two albums, Lush (2012), and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business (2013), while studying studio composition at Purchase College's Conservatory of Music.^[4] The albums were originally made as her senior project. Her third studio album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, was released in 2014 on the label Double Double Whammy.

Mitski signed with Dead Oceans in 2015 and released Puberty 2 (2016), Be the Cowboy (2018), and Laurel Hell (2022), the last of which made the top ten in several countries. In 2022, The Guardian dubbed her the "best young songwriter" in the United States.^[5] That same year, she co-wrote "This Is a Life" for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Her seventh studio album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, was released in 2023. The album's third single, "My Love Mine All Mine", became Mitski's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.^[6]^[7]

^ Pollard, Alexandra (August 23, 2018). "Indie-rock star Mitski: 'I'm waiting for everyone to decide to hate me'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ Schnipper, Matthew (July 12, 2018). "Don't Cry for Mitski". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Mitski + Lucy Dacus". Time Out. August 30, 2019. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^ "Mitski Miyawaki '13". Purchase College. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (February 4, 2022). "Mitski, the US's best young songwriter: 'I'm a black hole where people dump their feelings'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "How Mitski Scored Her First-Ever Chart Hit". Rolling Stone. December 8, 2023.
^ "Hot 100 First-Timers: Mitski Debuts with 'My Love Mine All Mine'". Billboard.