“The best songwriter of her generation.” — The Guardian *****
“As a songwriter, Mitski harnesses resignation like no one else . . . But her most powerful moments often come when she lets us accompany her far past her breaking point.”
— Pitchfork
“[Mitski] continues to blaze her own curious and captivating trail.” — Record Collector ****
“Nothing’s About to Happen to Me is a gutsy new record that returns to her roots with guitar-forward songs that center her candid lyrics.” — Bandcamp
Mitski releases her eighth studio album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, today via Dead Oceans, and the video for album standout, “If I Leave.” Following “I’ll Change For You,” her “bossa nova-infused tune of desperation” (The Needle Drop), Mitski now presents a tale of conflict and reluctance with “If I Leave.” Displaying her “peerless ability to sound refined and overwhelmed all at once,” (Stereogum) she sings: “If I leave // Somebody else will find you // But nobody else could see me // Quite as clearly as you.”
“If I Leave” by Emily Flake
The “If I Leave” video, directed by Jared Hogan, is at once stunning, unsettling, and darkly funny. Set in a house breathing with menace and history, each room carries its own traces of the lives and eerie moments it once contained. Mitski and members of her band perform within these spooky spaces with calm indifference, their straight forward presence grounding us even as the rooms around them bristle with unease. The house is the true character here; Mitski and her music are the throughline tying its eras and horrors together.
Watch the Video for “If I Leave”
“If I Leave” Video Still
Mitski wrote all of the songs and performed all of the vocals on Nothing’s About to Happen to Me. Produced and engineered by Patrick Hyland and mastered by Bob Weston, the album continues the musical through line established with 2023’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, and features live instrumentation by The Land touring band and ensemble arrangements. The orchestra was recorded at Sunset Sound and TTG Studios, arranged and conducted by Drew Erickson, engineered by Michael Harris.
Mitski will present Nothing’s About to Happen to Me in select cities around the world with residencies in select major cities: six nights at The Shed in New York City (plus a separate Tansy House Installation), five nights at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, and four nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney. Additional stops include Mexico City, Istanbul, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Tickets are now available here with many dates already sold out.
In addition to the Mitski performances, The Shed will be hosting a Tansy House Exhibit from Friday, February 27th throughout the run of shows. The Tansy House Exhibit offers fans a chance to explore the rich visual world of Nothing’s About to Happen to Me with a house outlined in fabric that reveals itself one room at a time. Fans will be invited to step inside an environment where lived-in vignettes and subtle stories unfold. From hints of Victorian charm to subtle kitschy mess tucked into its corners, each space reflects the album’s spiritual home, The Tansy House. More information on the exhibit is available here.
Listen to/Purchase Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
Watch Mitski Perform I’ll Change For You” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Watch the Video for “I’ll Change for You”
Watch the Video for “Where’s My Phone?”
Mitski Presents Nothing’s About to Happen to Me:
Sat. Feb. 28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Mon. March 2 – New York, NY @ The Shed # [SOLD OUT]
Tue. March 3 – New York, NY @ The Shed #
Wed. March 4 – New York, NY @ The Shed #
Fri. March 6 – New York, NY @ The Shed * [SOLD OUT]
Sat. March 7 – New York, NY @ The Shed * [SOLD OUT]
Mon. March 9 – New York, NY @ The Shed *
Mon. March 23 – Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio Nacional $
Mon. March 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High ^ [SOLD OUT]
Tue. March 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High ^ [SOLD OUT]
Thu. April 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High ^ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. April 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. April 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 2 – Istanbul, TR @ Kucukciftlik Park ⇗
Tue. May 5 – Paris, FR @ Zenith Paris – La Villette %
Wed. May 6 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live !
Thu. May 7 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live !
Sat. May 9 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National +
Thu. May 21 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall + [SOLD OUT]
Fri. May 29 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House [SOLD OUT]
Sat. May 30 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House [SOLD OUT]
Sun. May 31 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House [SOLD OUT]
Mon. June 1 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House
Tue. July 14 – Manila, PH @ Mall of Asia Arena ~
Thu. July 16 – Bangkok, TH @ UOB Live ~
Sat. July 18 – Jakarta, ID @ Tennis Indoor Senayan ~
Mon. July 20 – Kuala Lumpur, MY @ Zepp KL ~
Tue. July 21 – Singapore, SG @ The Star Theatre ~
Sun. July 26 – Niigata Prefecture, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
# = w/ special guest Sex Week
* = w/ special guest Gustaf
$ = w/ special guest La Zorra Zapata
^ = w/ special guest Haley Heynderickx
⇗ = w/ special guest Canozan
% = w/ special guest Maria Somerville
! = w/ special guest Tarta Relena
+ = w/ special guest Gwenifer Raymond
~ = an evening with
More Praise for Mitski and Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
“[A] thundering, theatrical single.” — New York Times on “Where’s My Phone?”
“An indie-rock anthem” — Billboard on “Where’s My Phone?”
“A gorgeous, orchestral ballad.” — Brooklyn Vegan on “I’ll Change For You”
“Mitksi takes us firmly back to good old Rock and Roll. It’s a genre that particularly suits her uniquely visceral lyricism and heightened emotional range.” — FADER
“Mitski meets the moment perfectly on [‘Where’s My Phone?’].” — NYLON
“The new material is shining right alongside the old classics.” — Stereogum
“Glamorous, fuzzy rock” — Consequence
“[Mitski’s] music [is] powerful, relatable and necessary.” – Michigan Daily
