Mitski is “both a disciplined lyricist and technician who balances tension, tenderness, aggression, and the odd splash of macabre humor with consideration; every note feels intelligent on a Mitski record” (ELLE).
This absolutely rings true across Laurel Hell, her new album released earlier this year on Dead Oceans. Today, she presents a Clark remix of one of its singles, “Love Me More.” Already a disco-tinged and urgent number, this rework by Clark ups the ante. Its oscillating percussion and distressing synth bolster Mitski’s vocals into a pleading cry: “I want you to love me more.”
“Clark’s music, specifically his album Death Peak, was what opened my eyes to contemporary electronic music,” says Mitski. “It showed me how emotive it could be. So when I was asked to do a remix, he was the first and only person that came to mind for the job.”
Clark adds: “Huge pleasure to be asked to do this, thank you. I love what Mitski does. I spent ages on the kick. Haven’t done that for a while, but it all comes flooding back.”
Praise for Mitski
“[Mitski] lays bare the frustration and alienation that come with fame, in a mosaic of free verses and punchy synth hooks.” – Billboard, The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“[Mitski] is questioning everything around her, nothing more so than her own sense of self. ‘There’s nothing I can do, not much I can change,’ she sings on ‘Heat Lightning,’ which simmers like an approaching storm.” – Rolling Stone, The Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“Painfully human and profoundly existential, like a peak-power Joni Mitchell.” – SPIN, The 30 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
“[Laurel Hell is] her most ambitious album…A triumph of arrangement, with a sort of rococo-futurist studio sound, its pop hooks stop it feeling overworked.” – The Guardian, Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“[Laurel Hell] confirms Mitski as an artist of real complexity, rare courage and wilful experimentalism.” – The Sunday Times, 10 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“Each Mitski release comes with its own set of outsize expectations, which makes the stunning achievement of Laurel Hell that much more impressive. It’s a master class in tension and release.” – Consequence, Top 30 Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Listen to Mitski’s “Love Me More (Clark Remix)”
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