Be the Cowboy

by Mitski

Be the Cowboy cover art

On 'Be the Cowboy', Mitski and producer Patrick Hyland expanded her musical palette beyond indie rock, incorporating piano, synthesizers, and horns to create a varied soundscape that touches on disco, art pop, and synth-pop. The album shifts from the artist's previous confessional style to a more conceptual and fictional approach, exploring themes of loneliness and projected identity through stark, often un-layered vocal performances. This combination of lush, polished production and narrative songwriting garnered widespread critical acclaim and marked Mitski's first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart.

Genres

  • Art Pop
  • Indie Rock

Tracklist

  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