{"id":2189,"date":"2024-09-19T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2024-09-21T17:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T17:15:04","slug":"mitski-creates-a-hospitable-space-for-her-devoted-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=2189","title":{"rendered":"Mitski Creates a Hospitable Space for Her Devoted Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/site\/\/1\/metrosiliconvalley-header-logo.png\" alt=\"Logo\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caltix.com\/e\/music-in-the-park-2024\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/08\/music-in-the-park-j-boog-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"music in the park san jose\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/09\/msv2438_mitski.jpg\" alt=\"Young woman in a video still, raising her hands up in a dramatic manner\" title=\"Mitski\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ATMOSPHERIC Mitski\u2019s latest video, \u201cStar,\u201d was directed by Maegan Houang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite the prolific artist, 34-year-old Mitski (aka Mitsuki Miyawaki, born Mitsuki Laycock) has released a handful of great records over the past couple of years. Her current tour finds her supporting her latest,&nbsp;<em>The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We<\/em>, which has resonated with her adoring fans while also receiving critical acclaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She embarked on an ambitious tour at the end of August\u2014an itinerary that includes an all-ages show Sept. 25 show at Frost Amphitheater, with Wyatt Flores opening. The current North American tour was preceded by a successful spring leg along with a Europe and UK run. Strong ticket sales and demand from her fans will keep her on the road for the better part of next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was introduced to Mitski by my daughter, who was already a huge fan and had been listening to her constantly on Spotify and YouTube. And although my daughter had not owned any records to date, I made sure to purchase some for her collection in the last couple of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about what makes Mitski special, my kid said she simply liked her vibe. For those not in the know, Mitski produces rather melancholy fare that has become a huge hit with the young female market in particular. And although she doesn\u2019t tour as much as she should or wants to, her adoring fans will always queue up to see her live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zdFoi-YEIFU?si=wBzQsHlqJ9_Ud5en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest video, \u201cStar,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;was directed by Maegan Houang. \u201cUnlike the more narrative\/concept driven videos Mitski and I have done together in the past, I wanted this video to encapsulate the impressionistic circularity we all experience. Our lives oscillate between light and dark repeating itself in an endless cycle where nothing is permanent. The best moments are fleeting, but so are the bad,\u201d Houang has stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caltix.com\/e\/music-in-the-park-2024\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/08\/music-in-the-park-j-boog.jpg\" alt=\"music in the park san jose\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitski is not doing interviews currently and is famously protective about her personal life, As Charlotte Goddu wrote in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/music\/2023\/9\/14\/23872815\/mitski-privacy-interviews-concerts-new-album-land-is-inhospitable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an article for The Ringer<\/a>&nbsp;about the new album, \u201cOver the course of her career, Mitski has adapted her performance persona in a way that underlines, rather than obscures, how little her audience truly knows about her, using choreography to make her shows into deliciously alienating spectacles that both parody and mimic the platonic ideal of pop stardom. She\u2019s telling her fans over and over, through her artwork itself, that they\u2019ll never really know her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitski thinks life would be easier without hope, or a soul, or love. \u201cThe best thing I ever did in my life was to love people,\u201d Mitski has said on X. \u201cI wish I could leave behind all the love I have, after I die, so that I can shine all this goodness, all this good love that I\u2019ve created onto other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her end goal, however morbid it may sound, is to continue to shine her love for humanity long after she\u2019s left this mortal coil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for Mitski to shine a good light or two on the crowd at Stanford University. Judging by the set list on the recent tour, everyone is in for a treat. And suddenly for one weekday night, the world will not seem so inhospitable to the people who need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mitski plays the Frost Amphitheatre at 351 Lasuen Street, Stanford, at 7pm on Sept. 25. 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