Name: Be The Cowboy
Price: 1890 JPY

Rock/Pop

Be The Cowboy

Mitski

★★★★★

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フォーマット	CD
構成数	1
国内/輸入	輸入
パッケージ仕様	-

発売日	2018年08月16日
規格品番	DOCCD150
レーベル	Dead Oceans
SKU	656605145020

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2016年にリリースした『ピューバティー2』で世界的なブレイクを果たし、ここ日本でも2度の来日公演を行ったMitski(ミツキ)が待望の新作をリリース!!
通算5枚目のスタジオ・アルバムとなる本作は、長年のコラボレーターであるパトリック・ハイランドがプロデュースを手がけ、"ステージでスポットライトを浴びて一人孤独に歌うシンガー"というイメージのもと、ボーカルの重ね録りやハーモニーといった手法も意識的に避けるかたちで制作が進められていったという。
"シンボルになること"や"本来の自分とは別の人格になること"の孤独を掘り下げたという前作より2年振りとなる本作について、Mitskiは次のようにコメントしている。「長いツアーの間、孤独を感じながらも自分でやりくりをしなければいけならなかった。このレコードの大部分は、自分が何の感情も持てなくなってしまうこと、疲れ果ててしまうこと、そしてそこから立ち直り‘Mitski'に再び戻ろうとすることなの。」
前作の路線をより洗練させたファーストシングル「Geyser」からフレンチポップテイストの「Nobody」まで孤独にをテーマにしながらもその楽曲はこれまで以上にバラエティーに富んだ内容の作品が完成。ロードやピクシーズのサポートアクトを務めるなど前作での成功から着実にステップアップし今作で更なる飛躍を遂げること間違いなし!

発売・販売元提供資料（2018/06/08）

Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's plenty implicit, from the DIY American mythology of the title, to the way the songs validate voices that are shaky, hurting, irrational, and damaged, while also being smart, wry, powerful, and deserving of love." Spin - "'Pink in the Night' is among the most unabashedly romantic songs out this year, all blossoms and swooning and euphoric pink glow, delivered to someone's turned back." Spin - Included in Spin's "The 51 Best Albums of 2018" -- "The concision and universality of Mitski's music and lyrics are reminiscent of American Songbook ballads, sketching vague scenes into which listeners can easily insinuate their own misadventures." Entertainment Weekly - "On her bold and cacophonous fifth album, the Japanese-American singer-songwriter aims for something different: sadness, yes, but also the growth that one experiences in its aftermath..." NME (Magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hile BE THE COWBOY hears Mitski traverse new sounds, new voices, and the anxieties of growing older, it's clear the wisdom was already there." Paste (magazine) - "Whether she's singing about herself or creating stand-ins that feel just like real people, BE THE COWBOY shows why she is fast making herself into one of the most interesting songwriters of her generation." Pitchfork (Website) - "The fifth album from the singular songwriter is her greatest to date. From the music to her emotions, Mitski has the power to make the complex seem dazzlingly clear." Clash (Magazine) - "Instrumentally, this is the richest and most ambitious Mitski has ever sounded. The gargantuan opener 'Geyser' is a towering monolith of bursting percussion and fuzz-laden guitars..."

Rovi

Two years after her 2016 album Puberty 2, a release that led to tours with Lorde and Pixies and moved her out of the smaller clubs as a headliner, Mitski Miyawaki took the unusual step of trying to warn fans via social media and interviews about her next album. Saying that it wasn't going to be as personal, she implied that those who related to her and tracks like "Your Best American Girl" might be disappointed that she was setting aside the perspective of an outsider longing to fit in. Instead, the follow-up, Be the Cowboy, finds her adopting the persona of a married woman who fits in and lives up to expectations but longs to break free. Song titles like "Me and My Husband" and "Washing Machine Heart" hint at what's in store. What hasn't changed is Mitski's intense, impulsive style of songwriting and arranging that, while often catchy, can keep listeners off-balance. (The album was produced by Puberty 2's Patrick Lyland.) Case in point, some of the tracks here are polished with a sparkling synth palette, yet nothing feels slick and easy. Rather, the sheen is conspicuous, seeming to symbolize artifice on songs like the synth poppy "Why Didn't You Stop Me" and the disco-injected "Nobody." As if to underscore the idea of unreliable appearances, the former offers the line "I look for a picture of you to keep in my pocket, but I can't seem to find one where you look like I remember." Right from the overshot volume on the album's opening organ attack, abrasive sounds also put cracks in the surface. Stomping, clapping, and relentless keyboard bleeps permeate the brutal, danceable "Washing Machine Heart," evoking the appliance as well as the wife's frustration ("I'm not wearing my usual lipstick/I thought maybe we would kiss tonight"). Elsewhere, "Me and My Husband" opens unambiguously with a heavy sigh. After passing moments of more raucous rock, atmospheric synths, dance rhythms, irregular percussion, melodic sweetness, and dissonance, Be the Cowboy closes on the tender "Two Slow Dancers," the album longest track at four minutes. Wistful, string-like keyboard tones accompany sentimental lyrics that conclude that the couple has grown apart. In the end, rather than being a disappointment, Be the Cowboy's point of view provides a brilliant twist, one that channels all the unease, unpredictability, and intuitiveness of Mitski's previous work -- even for those who don't take in the lyrics. ~ Marcy Donelson

Rovi

収録内容

構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 00:32:28

Personnel: Ian Gray, Vince Tampio, Thor Espanez (horns). Recording information: Gradwell House Studios, Haddon Heights; Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles; Retro City Studios, Philadelphia. Photographer: Bao Ngo. Two years after her 2016 album Puberty 2, a release that led to tours with Lorde and Pixies and moved her out of the smaller clubs as a headliner, Mitski Miyawaki took the unusual step of trying to warn fans via social media and interviews about her next album. Saying that it wasn't going to be as personal, she implied that those who related to her and tracks like "Your Best American Girl" might be disappointed that she was setting aside the perspective of an outsider longing to fit in. Instead, the follow-up, Be the Cowboy, finds her adopting the persona of a married woman who fits in and lives up to expectations but longs to break free. Song titles like "Me and My Husband" and "Washing Machine Heart" hint at what's in store. What hasn't changed is Mitski's intense, impulsive style of songwriting and arranging that, while often catchy, can keep listeners off-balance. (The album was produced by Puberty 2's Patrick Lyland.) Case in point, some of the tracks here are polished with a sparkling synth palette, yet nothing feels slick and easy. Rather, the sheen is conspicuous, seeming to symbolize artifice on songs like the synth poppy "Why Didn't You Stop Me" and the disco-injected "Nobody." As if to underscore the idea of unreliable appearances, the former offers the line "I look for a picture of you to keep in my pocket, but I can't seem to find one where you look like I remember." Right from the overshot volume on the album's opening organ attack, abrasive sounds also put cracks in the surface. Stomping, clapping, and relentless keyboard bleeps permeate the brutal, danceable "Washing Machine Heart," evoking the appliance as well as the wife's frustration ("I'm not wearing my usual lipstick/I thought maybe we would kiss tonight"). Elsewhere, "Me and My Husband" opens unambiguously with a heavy sigh. After passing moments of more raucous rock, atmospheric synths, dance rhythms, irregular percussion, melodic sweetness, and dissonance, Be the Cowboy closes on the tender "Two Slow Dancers," the album longest track at four minutes. Wistful, string-like keyboard tones accompany sentimental lyrics that conclude that the couple has grown apart. In the end, rather than being a disappointment, Be the Cowboy's point of view provides a brilliant twist, one that channels all the unease, unpredictability, and intuitiveness of Mitski's previous work -- even for those who don't take in the lyrics. ~ Marcy Donelson

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[CD]
- 1.
  
  Geyser
- 2.
  
  Why Didn't You Stop Me?
- 3.
  
  Old Friend
- 4.
  
  A Pearl
- 5.
  
  Lonesome Love
- 6.
  
  Remember My Name
- 7.
  
  Me and My Husband
- 8.
  
  Come Into the Water
- 9.
  
  Nobody
- 10.
  
  Pink in the Night
- 11.
  
  A Horse Named Cold Air
- 12.
  
  Washing Machine Heart
- 13.
  
  Blue Light
- 14.
  
  Two Slow Dancers

レビュー

前作『Puberty 2』でブレイクし、ワクサハッチーやフランキー・コスモスらと共にNYのオルタナ女子ブームに火を点けたほか、ロードやピクシーズのツアー・サポートにも抜擢されたシンガー・ソングライター。2年ぶりとなるこのアルバムのイメージは〈スポットライトを浴び、ひとり孤独に歌うシンガー〉とのことで、成功に伴う葛藤や疲弊を描いた落ち込み気味の内容かと思いきや、それを乗り越えて新たなスタートを宣言する清々しい内容に。前作を特徴付けた轟音ギターは据え置きながら、ストリングスや鍵盤楽器を大々的にフィーチャーし、よりエモく壮大に歌謡曲的な強いメロディーを盛り上げています。2年前に彼女から感じた椎名林檎みたいなカリスマは本物だった!と実感できる好盤。
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タワーレコード（vol.418（2018年8月25日発行号）掲載）