“Mitski drops the house keys and turns the lights up.“
Mitski is back with a new single, and it’s anything but quiet. “Where’s My Phone?” arrives today alongside a striking video, giving us the first real look at her upcoming album Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, out February 27 via Dead Oceans.
The song leans into a gritty, buzzing rock pulse, looping anxiety into something oddly catchy. Mitski’s voice circles the question at the center of the track like a thought you can’t shake, equal parts funny and frazzled. It’s restless, sharp, and sneaky in the way it crawls under your skin.
The video pushes things even further. Directed by Noel Paul and loosely inspired by Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, it places Mitski inside a gothic home where paranoia and protection blur together. Characters pile in, chaos builds, and the whole thing tips into surreal madness without losing its sense of play.
Nothing’s About to Happen to Me expands on the emotional and musical world Mitski explored on The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We. This time, she’s backed by a live band and full orchestra, recorded at Sunset Sound and TTG Studios, with arrangements by Drew Erickson. Mitski wrote all the songs and handled every vocal, keeping the record tightly bound to her point of view even as the sound opens up.
If “Where’s My Phone?” is the entry point, the album promises a wider emotional range, intimate one moment and overwhelming the next. It feels lived-in, dramatic, and quietly daring.
Pre-order Nothing’s About to Happen to Me here:
https://www.deadocceans.com/artists/mitski/
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