May23,2016
ForImmediateRelease
WatchMitski’s“Happy”Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0O2vDT0VE
Puberty2OutJune17thonDeadOceans
MitskiwillreleasePuberty2,herfourthstudioalbumanddebutforDeadOceans,onJune17th.The
followingweek,sheembarksonaNorthAmericantourbeginningwitharunofalreadysoldoutshowsin
NewYork,BostonandPhiladelphia.Afterreleasingtheboldvideoforrapturouslypraisedleadsingle,
“YourBestAmericanGirl,”Mitskinowpresentsthemeticulouslycraftedvideoforwidelylaudedsecond
single,“Happy.”DirectedbyMaeganHouang,whocameupwithherowncompletelyoutofthebox
narrative,the“Happy”videoperfectlycapturesMitski’sideaoftheexhaustingandexhaustivecycleof
thefleetingnatureofhappiness.
“Mitskiresistspsychicdeathbyconstantlypushingforthintoboldertextures,refusingtobemeekand
sedatedevenasjoyfeelscompromised...everyelementcombinestoapowerful,tarnishedfanfare
that'sneitherjoyfulnormorose,butpossessedofastrangeconfidencethatservesasananchoragainst
slippingintoeitheremotionalextreme.”—Pitchfork[BestNewTrack]
“It’sasongwhosechangesintoneandshapefeelhardtocontain,yetitsmessageisebb-tide:happiness
comes,happinessgoes.”—TheNewYorkTimes[ThePlaylist]
“BetweentheSt.Vincent-esquevibesandprettymelodies,‘Happy’makesacasethatsometimes
disappointmentisn’tsobad.”—EntertainmentWeekly[A-]
“Butalthoughherlyricsfindonlyawearysenseofdejectionintheendlesscyclebetweenfleeting
momentsofhappinessandtheperpetualcomedownofliving,thesongstillmanagestopointtowardsa
reasontokeeptrudgingforward:itsoundssofuckinggood.”
—Stereogum[#1inThe5BestSongsoftheWeek]
Mitski’sNorthAmericantourkicksofftheweekfollowingthereleaseofPuberty2.Aspreviouslynoted,
thelivebandwillbeathree-piece:Mitski(bass/vocals),CallanDwan(guitar)andCaseyWeissbuch
(drums).JapaneseBreakfastandJaySomwillsupport.
Watch“Happy”Video–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0O2vDT0VE
“Happy”VideoEmbedCode--
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“Happy”Stream–
https://soundcloud.com/deadoceans/mitski-happy-1/s-BaNLF
“YourBestAmericanGirl”Video–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hDHm9MD0I
“YourBestAmericanGirl”Stream--
https://soundcloud.com/deadoceans/mitski-your-best-american-girl-3/
MitskiTourDates:
Mon.June20–NewYork,NY@BoweryBallroom*–SOLDOUT
Wed.June22–Boston,MA@BrightonMusicHall*--SOLDOUT
Thu.June23–Philadelphia,PA@Boot&Saddle*--SOLDOUT
Fri.June24–Philadelphia,PA@PhilaMOCA*--SOLDOUT
Sat.June25–Washington,DC@Rock&RollHotel*
Sun.June26–Durham,NC@ThePinhook*
Tue.June28–Atlanta,GA@Masquerade:Purgatory*
Wed.June29–Birmingham,AL@TheSyndicateLounge*
Fri.July1–Houston,TX@Walter’sDowntown*
Sat.July2–Austin,TX@TheSidewinder*
Sun.July3–Dallas,TX@ThreeLinks*
Tue.July5–Phoenix,AZ@TheRebelLounge*
Wed.July6–SantaAna,CA@TheConstellationRoom*
Thu.July7–LosAngeles,CA@Echoplex*
Fri.July8–Oakland,CA@StarlineSocialClubBallroom
Sat.July9–SanFrancisco,CA@BottomoftheHill*
Mon.July11–Portland,OR@AnalogTheater*
Tue.July12–Vancouver,BC@TheCobalt*
Wed.July13–Seattle,WA@TheCrocodile*
Fri.July15–SaltLakeCity,UT@KilbyCourt*
Sat.July16–Denver,CO@LarimerLounge*
Tue.July19–Minneapolis,MN@7thStreetEntry*
Wed.July20–Chicago,IL@LincolnHall*
Fri.July22–Toronto,ON@HorseshoeTavern*
Sat.July23–Montreal,QC@BarLeRitz*
Mon.July25–Portland,ME@SPACEGallery*
Wed.July27–Brooklyn,NY@MusicHallofWilliamsburg*
Tue.Sep.20–Dublin,IE@TheWorkman’sClub
Thu.Sep.22–Berlin,DE@BerghainKantine
Fri.Sep.23–Hamburg,DE@Reeperbahn
Sat.Sep.24–Copenhagen,DK@Loppen
Mon.Sep.26–Amsterdam,NL@Paradiso
Tue.Sep.27–Frankfurt,DE@Brotfabrik
Wed.Sep.28–Brussels,BE@AncienneBelgique
Fri.Sep.30–Paris,FR@LePopUpDuLabel
Sat.Oct.1–Brighton,UK@GreenDoorStore
Sun.Oct.2–Leeds,UK@BrudenellSocialClub
Tue.Oct.4–Glasgow,UK@Stereo
Wed.Oct.5–Manchester,UK@DeafInstitute
Thu.Oct.6–London,UK@DomeTufnellPark
*w/JapaneseBreakfastandJaySom
Pre-orderPuberty2:
viaDeadOceans:http://smarturl.it/mitski
viaiTunes:http://smarturl.it/mitski_it
viaAmazon:http://smarturl.it/mitski_amz
Supportyourlocalindependentrecordstore:http://smarturl.it/mitski_ind
Downloadhi-resjpegsofMitski–http://deadoceans.com/press/mitski/
Mitskionline:
mitski.com/
facebook.com/MitskiLeaks/
twitter.com/mitskileaks
saltymgmt.com/
deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=mitski
pitchperfectpr.com/mitski/
highroadtouring.com/artists/mitski/
Formoreinformation,contact:
JessicaLinker|PitchPerfectPR–[email protected],773-271-6844