Singer, songwriter, and musician Mitski - born Mitsuki Laycock-Miyawaki on
September 27, 1990, in Mie Prefecture, Japan – was raised in places as diverse
as Malayasia, The Congo, China and Turkey, which added a truly international
influence to her music. Her first two albums - Lush (2012) and Retired from Sad,
New Career in Business (2013) - were recorded as part of her studies whilst
attending SUNY Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music. The second of those two
albums received some interest, but the ambitious project left the artist
suffering from exhaustion due to mental and ...