{"id":9015,"date":"2026-02-27T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/mitski-makes-something-out-of-nothing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:02:44","slug":"mitski-makes-something-out-of-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/mitski-makes-something-out-of-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitski Makes Something out of \u2018Nothing\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Typically, when a publicist sends you an advance copy of an album, it\u2019s accompanied by anecdotes from the musician as context for your first listen. For Mitski\u2019s latest, though, I was given two quotes\u2014one from Big Edie of Grey Gardens<\/em> and one from Shirley Jackson\u2019s The Haunting of Hill House<\/em>\u2014and a series of New Yorker<\/em> cartoon-style illustrations, many of which feature cats. At first glance, I was both delighted and mystified, as these charming, unique materials seemed designed to simultaneously pique my interest and keep me at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

After hearing her latest album, I see that contradiction is the point. A tight, half-hour-ish concept album, Nothing\u2019s About to Happen to Me <\/em>centers on a woman struggling to find balance between her internal and external worlds\u2026 a woman who may or may not be a stand-in for Mitski herself. The singer-songwriter has previously expressed how uncomfortable she is with the increased visibility and pressure that comes with being one of modern indie rock\u2019s most beloved and TikTok-approved artists. Is this \u201ccharacter\u201d Mitski\u2019s way of making her feelings public while retaining some sense of privacy?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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