{"id":8671,"date":"2026-03-08T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surrealresolution.com\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:37:39","slug":"album-review-mitski-nothings-about-to-happen-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surrealresolution.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/album-review-mitski-nothings-about-to-happen-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: MITSKI &#8211; Nothing&#8217;s About to HAPPEN to ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it\u2019s been about 3 years since Mitski released her last album, but she&#8217;s still doing some work since then. The single \u201cMy Love Mine All Mine\u201d became her first Billboard-charting hit, peaking at #26 and becoming her commercial breakthrough (sometimes Billboard gets it right). However, after that, she\u2019s been attached to write a stage adaptation of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Queen\u2019s Gambit, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released a concert film titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitski: The Land,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and did a cover for Pete Townshend\u2019s \u201cLet My Love Open the Door\u201d for the movie <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Big Bold Beautiful Journey <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(It didn\u2019t do that well, but as interesting fact: Joe Hisaishi, the composer known for scoring for Hayao Miyazaki movies, did the score).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut to 3 years later and hey, we got a new album out already, and if you saw the album cover, it might be one of the best and maybe unintentionally hilarious covers of the year so far. Back to the album, singles like \u201cWhere\u2019s My Phone\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll Change for You\u201d were released, and while I&#8217;ll admit I didn\u2019t hear anything different than what I\u2019ve known Mitski for, I was still interested to hear how this album turned out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of Mitski albums for the best decade or so, and even if some things about it from the aesthetic in sound or topic change, it\u2019s always going to be an interesting listen. \u201cI\u2019ll Change For You\u201d immediately caught my ear with the bossa nova style and how fantastic Mitski sounds on this. Also, to get this out of the way: yes, Patrick Hyland is still producing the album, like he always has on her previous records. The song reflects on her self-awareness of distant memories and feeling sad about not remembering them as much while someone else (probably the listener) looks at her like, \u201cUm? You OK?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520111\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/How-do-i-let-our-love-die-when-youre-the-only-other-keeper-of-my-most-precious-memories\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I let our love die<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520111\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/How-do-i-let-our-love-die-when-youre-the-only-other-keeper-of-my-most-precious-memories\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you&#8217;re the only other keeper<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520111\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/How-do-i-let-our-love-die-when-youre-the-only-other-keeper-of-my-most-precious-memories\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of my most precious memories?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520093\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/Yeah-ive-been-drinking-whys-that-gotta-mean-i-cant-call-you-bout-you-and-me\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I&#8217;ve been drinking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520093\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/Yeah-ive-been-drinking-whys-that-gotta-mean-i-cant-call-you-bout-you-and-me\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why&#8217;s that gotta mean<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38520093\/Mitski-ill-change-for-you\/Yeah-ive-been-drinking-whys-that-gotta-mean-i-cant-call-you-bout-you-and-me\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can&#8217;t call you &#8217;bout you and me?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPy1NIiKKW0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhere\u2019s My Phone\u201d focuses on mental health struggles from society and trying to peel yourself away from it as it gets worse and worse and worse. Even though Mitski&#8217;s stated that she\u2019s not on social media, she still has apps and well, you\u2019ve seen the news a lot about a certain device that still causes your vice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The start of the album \u201cIn a Lake\u201d has this tranquil and intimate sound before going bigger and more expressive half-way in . The song is also a reflection<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on regrets, consequences, and feeling trapped by the person you used to be, using \u2018a small town\u2019 as a reference to how everything is judged harshly and your reputation might be the talk of the town (and not in the good way).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCats\u201d goes on about dependence\u2026 Yes: a track called \u201cCats\u201d, named after an animal\/pet that sometimes depends on you to feed them and sometimes wants to be left alone when they\u2019re sleeping or if they\u2019re sleeping on you&#8230; Anyway, the track goes on about depending on a person so much that you can\u2019t live without them and how it can be a fatal flaw when that person might leave them, almost like when cats sometimes leave you. Sounds bleak, doesn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well \u201cDead Women\u201d might be even more bleak, because this is all about discussing the lack of agency and autonomy of women, mainly through the idea that if she died, how will people describe her in her past &#8212; will it be favorable, will it be kind or will it be treated like yesterday\u2019s trash and be forgotten &#8212; something that most women, especially in today\u2019s society, often feel in terms of recent events.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38795176\/Mitski-dead-women\/While-i-dream-of-flying\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I dream of flying,<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38794594\/Mitski-dead-women\/Stab-me-twenty-seven-times\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stab me twenty-seven times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38795069\/Mitski-dead-women\/Ransack-the-house-for-what-youll-auction-what-youll-keep-then-embalm-me-up-cause-youre-hosting-the-viewing\">Ransack the house for what you&#8217;ll auction, what you&#8217;ll keep<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38795069\/Mitski-dead-women\/Ransack-the-house-for-what-youll-auction-what-youll-keep-then-embalm-me-up-cause-youre-hosting-the-viewing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then embalm me up &#8217;cause you&#8217;re hosting the viewing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38743313\/Mitski-dead-women\/Saying-she-gave-her-life-so-we-could-have-her-in-our-dreams-she-gave-her-life-so-we-could-fuck-her-as-we-please\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saying, &#8220;She gave her life so we could have her in our dreams&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/38743313\/Mitski-dead-women\/Saying-she-gave-her-life-so-we-could-have-her-in-our-dreams-she-gave-her-life-so-we-could-fuck-her-as-we-please\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;She gave her life so we could fuck her as we please&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the album here is about dependency in relationships, wishing for isolation from people and often dealing with your mental health and psyche to the point where it might drive you insane. From \u201cInstead of Here\u201d dealing with a neurotic person that wants to escape from societal norms, to \u201cRules\u201d where even though the song structure is simple, it\u2019s mostly trying to appeal to others and be obedient and seeking approval. And yes, sometimes people pleasing is very stressful to someone who has been doing that all of their lives. That also applies to \u201cThat White Cat\u201d, where she once talked about a white cat in her neighborhood marking her home, then it\u2019s that cat\u2019s house now and she\u2019s cool with that (now I wonder if the cats walking around my place will claim my home as well). Now we go from cats to dogs with \u201cCharon\u2019s Obol,\u201d as the track is about paying tributes to the dead by feeding the hounds of the dead women, calling back to the song \u201cDead Women\u201d and showing some kinship with these dogs for the loss of their owners. The title references the Greek deity Charon, who is said to ferry souls across the river Styx to the underworld. \u2018Obols\u2019 are an ancient coin, offered by the families of the bereaved as payment or tribute to Charon for ferrying their loved ones home to the underworld.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3z3S3sj1xaM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLightning\u201d ends the album with her wishing for a new perspective in the afterlife as they were approaching death, and it goes out on a somber, poignant note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re thinking that after she had a mainstream breakthrough with \u201cMy Love Mine All Mine,\u201d you&#8217;d figure that this would be more accessible to those audiences\u2026 yeah, no, that didn\u2019t happen. Everything on this album is still very dense and like previous Mitski albums, it\u2019s one of those records you have to take your time going in with the lyrics and everything. It doesn\u2019t seem like much but what little was said does have an impact on them. The sound aesthetic is still good coming from her, and there are some different genres in the mix from bossa nova to rock and Americana roots in there (and maybe a bit of country but take that with a grain of salt). Honestly, I knew what to expect from a Mitski album at this point but I still try to understand what it\u2019s trying to convey, and I do get the majority of it, adding up to another solid record from her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><b><i>FINAL VERDICT: <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing\u2019s going to happen to me\u2026 because I actually like the album. HEY! I see you behind me with that bat! DROP IT!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HOd3je72RJk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nothing&#8217;s About to Happen to Me\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is on Dead Oceans and is available on physical formats (CD, vinyl, cassette), digital download and on streaming services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitski.com\/music\/nothings-about-to-happen-to-me\/\">Link is right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.surrealresolution.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/album-review-mitski-nothings-about-to-happen-to-me\/img_20260303_193153725\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?fit=2012%2C1515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2012,1515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;moto g play - 2024&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20260303_193153725\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?fit=747%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8673\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?resize=300%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.surrealresolution.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_193153725.jpg?w=2012&amp;ssl=1 2012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So, it\u2019s been about 3 years since Mitski released her last album, but she&#8217;s still doing some work since then. 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