By Elle Logue,
Editor-in-Chief.
“You don’t know what you want/But you know that you’re needing it/And you know that you need it bad.” What is it? Mitski’s newest album! It has been almost three years since her last album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (2023) released, and her newest album, Nothing’s About to Happen To Me (2026), has been anticipated since its announcement in January. But does the album live up to the high expectations?
On Feb. 27, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me was released, following the release of the singles “Where’s My Phone?” and “I’ll Change For You,” which teased the new album and proved to be crowd pleasers. “If I Leave” also became a fan favorite: “I really liked the build from pre-chorus to chorus, and the lyrics are absolutely gorgeous as well,” said senior Milo Ferguson, whose top artist on Spotify has been Mitski for three years straight.
Nothing’s About To Happen To Me was an eclectic 11-track album; emotional, haunting and a perfect follow-up to her 2023 album The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We. Mitski combined various music styles in a way that managed to be cohesive, drawing on the smoothness of jazz, the folksy strum of acoustic guitar and somber piano all while continuing to incorporate some of her trademark grunge elements.
Each song had its own character. Songs that stood out on vocals were “Dead Women” and “That White Cat,” with the latter having a very rhythmic, ritualistic feel to it: the kind of song you would hear in the end credits of a mind warping movie. The folksy quality of “Rules,” among a few other songs on the album, made me feel as though she was singing on the stage of a saloon in the middle of nowhere. She effectively blended instruments between songs, which allowed each of them to have a unique personality while also feeling cohesive.
This album is comparable to some of her previous albums; it shares the somber acoustics of Lush, the experimental, punk feel of Laurel Hell and the country-inspired tunes previously used in The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We. “It kinda felt like she was going back to her roots with Lush, her debut album, where she used acoustic instruments instead of that electric guitar and synth you can hear in later albums,” Ferguson added, although they first compared it to Laurel Hell.
While the music itself is a standout piece of this album, the lyrics themselves are enjoyable too. Mitski has always had a poetic and lyrical style, but in the case of this album, that is especially true. The songs illustrate stories of anxiety, relationships and her place in the world.
Although this remains a distinctly Mitski album, I’d recommend it to lovers of Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine and Fiona Apple because of its instrumental range, lyrical creativity and chilling vocals. Nothing’s About To Happen To Me has a little bit of something for everybody, both an enjoyable album for long-time Mitski fans and a gateway into alternative music for first-timers.
