The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

Shot by Ebru Yildiz

**The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We** is the seventh studio album by Mitski released on September 15th, 2023.

## Background

The announcement for the upcoming album was sent to subscribers of her website's newsletter linking to an unlisted YouTube video posted on Mitski's channel. The video consists of Mitski telling the listener the album title, the first single's release date, and where she recorded the album itself. It was posted on July 17th, 2023 but didn't gain mass attention until July 23rd. The unknown single was set to be released on July 26th.

The next day, Mitski uploaded a video to go along with the previously unlisted audio. On July 24th, Mitski's website updated to a black screen with an orange teacup broken into eleven different pieces. The following day, Mitski uploaded the music video premier for "Bug Like an Angel", set to be released on the 26th.

The official Mitski website changed to fit the theme of the new album, revealing the tracklist, new merch items, exclusive vinyl pressings, CDs, and cassettes.

## Sound

Described as Mitski’s most sonically expansive, epic, and wise album to-date featuring a full orchestra arranged and conducted by Drew Erickson, a choir arranged by herself and live band in order to create this new sublime sound. Mitski embraces brutal, daily pain as the necessary toll of transcendent love with the album's main theme being the mudance heartbreaks and joys of life.

> “The best thing I ever did in my life was to love people. 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 I’ve created onto other people.”
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## Promotion

On August 30th, 2023, it was announced through Mitski’s socials that there would be a listening event of the album in over 175 record stores worldwide, where fans could listen to the album two days before it’s release. Posters, stickers and wristbands were given to fans who attended these events.

## Singles

**Bug Like An Angel** - July 26th, 2023, alongside album reveal

**Star** - August 23rd 2023, alongside *Heaven*

**Heaven** - August 23rd 2023

## Physical Releases

*The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We* was issued on CD, cassette and vinyl through Dead Oceans upon release, including a store exlusive pink aster vinyl with a blue die-cut and embossed slipcase, a robin egg blue vinyl with a baby pink slipcase (the indie store exclusive including postcards), a Urban Outfitters exclusive gold vinyl (limited to 5000 copies) in a blue slipcase and a sticker exclusive to purchases made at HMV.

Back coverStandard CDOrange cassetteStandard black vinylPink aster vinyl with a blue slipcaseRobin egg blue vinyl with a baby pink slipcaseIndies exclusive robin egg blue vinyl with a baby pink slipcase and postcardsUrban Outfitters exclusive gold vinyl with blue slipcaseHMV exclusive sticker
## Album photoshoot by Ebru Yildiz (2023)

* Credits
* Look 1
* Look 2
* Look 3
* Look 4
* Look 5

* **Photography** Ebru Yildiz
* **Lighting** Mitchell King
* **Location** Beech Grove Historic Venue

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## Credits

* Mitski - vocals, songwriting, keys, choral arrangement
* Patrick Hyland - production, recording, enginerring, guitar, bass, keys, drums
* Michael Harris - engineering
* Nate Haessly - assistant engineer
* Drew Erickson - orchestral arrangements, choral copyist
* Fletcher Sheridan - choir contractor
* Bob Weston - digital and vinyl mastering
* Ebru Yildiz - photographer
* Mary Banas - album design
* Lucas Descroix and Benjamin Dumond - typeface (Ready)
* Alanna Munro - typeface (Tofino)

## Bibliography

1. ↑ l

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2. ↑ https://twitter.com/mitskithoughts/status/1683231596025901057
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/cx4PTTozPHo
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230724180709/https://www.mitski.com/
5. ↑ https://deadoceans.com/news/mitski-announces-new-album-tliiasaw/
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwk0WjSOFJ1/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==
7. ↑ https://x.com/monstermusicsc/status/1701954155265351757?s=46&t=TGML588DkXBbqj7ms0CMpQ