Mitski Vinyl Records
A singer and songwriter known for both candid lyrics and a catchy yet volatile version of indie rock, Mitski is short for Mitski Miyawaki. A onetime music major, her first two records were school projects. Her label debut, the more emotionally charged Bury Me at Makeout Creek, saw her picking up a guitar for the first time in 2014. Mitski's itinerant childhood and themes of identity and belonging factored into that album and songs such as "Your Best American Girl," a streaming hit from her 2016 LP, Puberty 2. The latter album marked her Top 20 debuts on Billboard's independent and alternative charts. She landed on the Billboard 200 for the first time with 2018's Be the Cowboy. The both plaintive and self-motivating songs of 2022's Top Five-charting Laurel Hell opted for sleeker surfaces reminiscent of '80s pop.