Japanese-American singer-songwriter, Mitski Miyawaki unreleased sixth album record, titled “Laurel Hell,” reportedly leaked online. Though it’s set to be release on Feb. 4 via Dead Oceans. The album will be Mitski’s first full-length release since 2018’s “Be the Cowboy,” which found itself at the top of many end-of-year best album lists.
Laurel Hell is Mitski’s 6th studio album. The album’s lead single, “Working for the Knife”, was released October 5th, 2021, and marked the end of Mitski’s two-year hiatus. The second single, “The Only Heartbreaker”, was released November 9th, 2021. Both singles were released alongside music videos. She also released “Heat Lightning”, another promotional single, on December 7th, 2021. The fourth single, “Love Me More” was released January 12th, 2022.
Mitski sees the world with the ruthless, knowing gaze of someone who grew up too fast. Her cutting acuity is part of what inspires rapture from her fans, who speak about her as if she’s the only person who has ever understood them. It is also what makes her wary of even the most sincere adoration, insisting on distance between herself and her audience. When a fan at a concert screams “I love you,” Mitski, straining to say the truth kindly, replies with pity: “You don’t know me.”