{"id":283,"date":"2024-11-23T02:34:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/msp3196f2024\/?p=283"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:00:54","slug":"the-mitski-effect-a-thank-you-to-the-class-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/msp3196f2024\/2024\/11\/23\/the-mitski-effect-a-thank-you-to-the-class-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mitski Effect: A Thank You to The Class of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 02: Mitski performs on stage during Brisbane Laneway Festival on February 2, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Marc Grimwade\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When it comes to artists and what we listen to, many people look for key aspects to their music. Whether that be nostalgia from when we were younger, the vibe the music brings, or what we are feeling at the moment the song is heard, there are many different reasons why we might like a song or an artist. I love many artists who find home within the genre of indie. Indie is a genre \u201c defined by its spirit of independence, experimentation, and boundary-pushing creativity, rather than by a specific sound or style.\u201d (\u201cWhat Is Indie Music? Activate\u2019s Comprehensive Guide for New Listeners and Musicians\u201d) There are many artists who I personally love like Alex G, the Smiths, Beabadoobee, and Laufey, who define the genre for me. However, there is one artist who rises above all with her seraphic vocals and clever lyricism. An artist who has calmed emotional tidepools, where words couldn\u2019t begin to do. One who goes above and beyond in her art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That artist goes by the name of Mitski.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – JANUARY 28: Mitski performs on stage at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival on January 28, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Simpson\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Mitski Miyawaki, also known as Mitsuki Laycock, was born on 27 September 1990 in Mie Prefecture Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is American. Growing up she lived in about 13 different countries including China and the Czech Republic. She then graduated in Turkey, later deciding to go to Hunter College in New York City. Her original plan of going into film changed and instead went into SUNY Purchase for music composition. In her time at SUNY, she produced on Bandcamp two albums Lush <\/em>and To Retired From Sad, New Career in Business<\/em>. These two albums, despite them being her first, have still aged well and have songs on the album that are some of my favorites by her. In 2014, through the label Double Double Whammy, Mitski released Bury Me at Makeout Creek<\/em>. This album was made out of exhaustion and rage. It was notable enough to where Rolling Stone Magazine marked her as \u201c10 New Artists You Need to Know\u201d in its February 2015 issue (Mitski Miyawaki \u201913). Her other albums she would later release such as Puberty 2, Be The Cowboy, Laurel Hell, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We<\/em>, would also receive just as much acclaim. It is all deserved as she is an artist who puts her all in her music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beginning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mitski: NPR Tiny Desk Concert – Videographers: Morgan Walker and Lani Milton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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