Discarding the mania and disco pop of tracks like “Washing Machine Heart” (2018) and the heart-breaking rage behind others like “Brand New City” (2012), Mitski’s seventh studio album heralds a new, ...

It’s been a long, cold couple of years for Mitski fans, who haven’t had new music from the 31-year-old singer-songwriter to sob along to since the release of her last album, Be the Cowboy, in 2018.

In September 2019, Mitski played a final show in Central Park (with Lucy Dacus as an opener, no less) before embarking on an extended hiatus and going completely dark on social media. Two years, 26 ...