Fresh off the first leg of the The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We North American Tour, Mitski unveils her contribution to the Spotify Singles series: a striking solo cover of “Coyote, My Little Brother,” written by Peter Lafarge but popularized by Pete Seeger, and a new studio rendition of The Land’s “Buffalo Replaced.” In “Buffalo Replaced,” the wail of a freight train replaces the vibrations of the long-gone stampeding buffalo. Here, hope itself is personified, anthropomorphized into a sleeping creature, and the song’s narrator wonders if life would be easier without her. As Rolling Stone noted, “Buffalo Replaced” “evokes frontiersmen shooting at animals from freight-train windows; guitars and drums churn like the wheels of a locomotive, and Mitski’s voice rises like a train whistle, before ending on an image of small-town desolation.” Recorded in New York City by the trio that performed during the intimate 2023 Amateur Mistake Tour, the songs features Mitski on vocals, The Land producer Patrick Hyland on acoustic guitars, and Jeni Magaña on double bass.
Listen to Mitski’s “Buffalo Replaced – Spotify Singles”
and “Coyote, My Little Brother – Spotify Singles”
Mitski’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We live performance has been hailed as “unforgettable and enchanting . . . a masterful display of pure intention” (Toronto Star) and “highly stylized, brilliantly realized, super cool . . . one of the best shows of the year” (Philadelphia Inquirer). The next run of North American shows, kicking off later this month, includes multiple nights in Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Nashville. In addition to all of the previously announced performances happening later this year, Mitski will headline the Hollywood Bowl in September, and play a third concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion, making Mitski one of four artists (and the first female artist) in the history of the venue to ever perform three consecutive nights there.
More information on all Mitski concerts can be found here.
Listen to/Purchase The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We
Watch the “My Love Mine All Mine” Video
Watch the “Bug Like an Angel” Video
Watch Lyric Video for “Heaven”
