My (possibly hot take leaning) ranking of her albums!
I’ve been a fan of Mitski for basically a year now and she’s begun to become one of my favorite music artists! So, I wanted to make a ranking of her albums from a very goated discography!
- Puberty 2: THIS is her masterpiece. Every single song matters and fit the overall narrative. This is basically me as an album, and I love the mix of alternative rock and DIY indie. 10/10.
- Be The Cowboy: A VERY close second. Almost a perfect record if it wasn’t for Come Into The Water (no shade to its fans but it’s just so random imo). It balances pop and indie perfectly and has some of her best songs of all time on it. 9/10.
- Bury Me At Makeout Creek: Last year, this would’ve been my favorite album from Mitski if you asked me the question, but BTC and P2 have overtaken its reign. But, that’s not a testament to BMAMC’s quality, the other two records are just THAT good and I wasn’t introduced to them yet in the same way. 9/10
- Retired From Sad, New Career In Business: This album is underrated as HELL. This being her second album is genuinely crazy to me, and features some of her most existential songs to date. I also love its orchestral style. 8/10.
- Nothings About To Happen To Me: This album definitely grew on me after the first listen. It has a lot of great tracks but as an album, it can feel like a slog to get through. It still was a fun listening experience. 7/10.
- The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We: Here’s a hot take, this project is overrated. Before you whip out the pitchforks, I just want to say yalls opinions are valid and this is simply mine. But anyways, it’s just a FINE record to me, it’s not spectacular, nor is it below average enough to have a thoughtful discussion on it. I wanted to like this record more than I do as of now but it just hasn’t clicked. 6/10.
- Lush: I actually prefer Retired over Lush, largely because Lush is an (objectively) rougher project with its limited production. BUT, I do find myself going back to tracks on the record and it IS her first project, so there’s that saving grace. 6/10.
- Laurel Hell: I’m sorry to all the Laurel fans but I wasn’t a fan. I don’t even know how to explain it but this record just doesn’t have the seasonings I personally like in a Mitski album. Plus the production isn’t my favorite… but then again, it’s JUST my opinion and you don’t have to agree with me. 5/10.
I’m interested to see how yall react to my ranking, and also to see what yalls rankings look like.