Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are WeSometimes, Mitski says, it feels like life would be easier without hope, or a soul, or love. But when she closes her eyes and thinks about whats truly hers, what cant be repossessed or demolished, she sees love. The best thing I ever did in my life was to love people, Mitski says. I wish I could leave behind all the love I have, after I die, so that I can shine all this goodness, all this good love that Ive created onto other people. She hopes her

perfectly bookends the 80s output of one of the decades most important groups

indie rock and folk songs that reflect a new willing- ness to let listeners into her world

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and his sidekick Phil 'Mr

was replaced with funky grooves and a stoned country rock vibe that permeated Los Angeles in the early 1970s

Private Trousers and The Ghosts and keeps itself close to home: half the members live together

Merritt began recording on his 50th birthday: February 9

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hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 29

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