AlbumE · 2018
Be the Cowboy
by Mitski
Be the Cowboy is a 2018 indie rock album by Mitski. It runs 14 tracks across 33 minutes on Dead Oceans. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 367 ratings.
Indie Rock · Rock · Pop
#13 in Best albums of 2018 · #18 in Best indie rock albums
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- 4.1 /5
- 367 ratings
- 86 /100
- 9 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 33 min
- Runtime
- 103 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
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367 ratings · avg 4.1
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Critics
9 publications
- The Guardian5/5
- AllMusic4.5/5
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Vice (Expert Witness)A−
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Times4/5
- Mojo4/5
- NME4/5
- Metacriticaggregate87/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate8.3/10
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- Mary Banas
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Tracklist
14 tracks · 33 min
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Be the Cowboy is the fifth studio album by Japanese-American musician Mitski, released on August 17, 2018, through Dead Oceans. Produced by longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland, the album widens Mitski's palette with a return to the piano featured on her first two records alongside synthesizers, horns and the guitar that became her signature instrument. Upon its release, Be the Cowboy received widespread acclaim from music critics, who later ranked it among the best albums of 2018. It was preceded by the singles "Geyser", "Nobody" and "Two Slow Dancers". Be the Cowboy was Mitski's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, and also entered the charts in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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In brief
- Is Be the Cowboy good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Be the Cowboy 4.1/5 from 367 ratings.
- When was Be the Cowboy released?
- Be the Cowboy was released in 2018 on Dead Oceans.
- How many tracks are on Be the Cowboy?
- Be the Cowboy has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 33 minutes.
- What genre is Be the Cowboy?
- Be the Cowboy is catalogued under Indie Rock, Rock, Pop.
- What BPM is Be the Cowboy?
- Be the Cowboy runs at a median tempo of 103 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Be the Cowboy?
- Listeners of Be the Cowboy also rate Stranger in the Alps by Phoebe Bridgers, Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey, Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers.
Be the Cowboy at a glance
- Label
- Dead Oceans
- Produced by
- Patrick Hyland
- Written by
- Mitski
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Credits
- Played by
- Ian GrayPhilly PhatnessThor EspanezVincent TampioEvan Marien
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Patrick Hyland
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