Mitski — Puberty 2 1988 Nothing in their accomplished back

Nothing in their accomplished back catalog has hinted at the new lyrical breadth that the band have introduced to Tales of Us

After a weak opening

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Featuring contributions from more than a dozen exciting voices from the creative music constellation of Los Angeles

finding solace and a sense of community in a period of extreme isolation

Mitski — Puberty 2 1988 Nothing in their accomplished backAsk Mitski Miyawaki about happiness and she'll warn you: "Happiness fucks you." It's a lesson that's been writ large into the New Yorker's gritty, outsider indie for years, but never so powerfully as on her newest album, 'Puberty 2'. "Happiness is up, sadness is down, but one's almost more destructive than the other," she says. "When you realise you can't have one without the other, it's possible to spend periods of happiness just waiting for that