Mitski Revisits ‘Buffalo Replaced,’ Covers Pete Seeger Fave ‘Coyote, My Little Brother’
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Mitski recorded a new rendition of “Buffalo Replaced,” off her most recent album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, for Spotify. Like the studio version, the recording features strummed acoustic guitar and Mitski’s delicate lyrics describing an open frontier and the fleeting nature of hope; it’s just a little more raw and up front, and her singing at the end takes centerstage. She also recorded a version of the folk song, “Coyote, My Little Brother,” which Pete Seeger popularized, pushing her voice heavenward in the intro and joining it with a gently swinging acoustic guitar rhythm.
The trio that recorded the songs included Mitski on vocals, producer Patrick Hyland on guitar, and Jeni Magaña on double bass. The musicians recorded the tunes in New York City last year.
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Mitski will be on the road throughout the year with a little over a dozen dates in the summer. She recently announced a September appearance at the Hollywood Bowl and a third date at Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion. Ticketing details are on Mitski’s website.
Around her Chicago area shows next month, a pop-up shop will focus on showcase photos from The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, curated by photographer Ebru Yildiz. The exhibition, titled “Here on Earth,” will be open March 21 through March 24 in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building.
Last year, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” became her first to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100. “It really stands out and separates itself from the rest of Mitski’s catalog,” Jon Coombs, the VP of A&R at Mitski’s label, told Rolling Stone last year. “She’s always tackling big questions, but this one is concerned with the idea of love from an existential point of view. In other songs, she sings, ‘I want a love that falls as fast as a body from a balcony’ — that’s really, really intense and dramatic. This feels a little more universal, and it’s something most people can relate to.”
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