Mitski Previews New Album with Urgent Single “Where’s My phone?”
Mitski has released a new single, “Where’s My Phone?”, offering a glimpse into her forthcoming album and a raw exploration of modern anxieties. The song, released May 9, 2024, directly addresses feelings of paranoia and the potentially numbing effects of constant phone usage. As Mitski sings in the song’s driving verse, “I just want my mind to be a clear glass/Clear glass with nothing in my head.” https://pitchfork.com/news/mitski-shares-new-single-wheres-my-phone/
The new single follows mitski’s critically acclaimed 2023 album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, and was created using a similar recording process – a live band combined with chamber ensemble arrangements. However, while The Land Is Inhospitable… evoked a sprawling, atmospheric sound, “Where’s My Phone?” is notably more direct and stripped-down. Pitchfork describes the new single as emerging “from the rocky soil,brash and unvarnished,” in contrast to the earlier album’s “cloudy stratosphere.” https://pitchfork.com/news/mitski-shares-new-single-wheres-my-phone/
Listeners have noted stylistic echoes of Mitski’s earlier work, particularly her 2014 debut Bury Me At Makeout Creek and her 2016 breakthrough album Puberty 2. Like those projects, “Where’s My Phone?” eschews complex song structures in favor of a focused, energetic approach. The song maintains a relentless pace throughout, delivering a concentrated burst of sound. https://pitchfork.com/news/mitski-shares-new-single-wheres-my-phone/
Mitski has not yet announced a release date for her next album.