Retired from Sad, New Career in Business
Retired from Sad, New Career in Business | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1, 2013 | |||
Genre | Orchestral pop[1] | |||
Length | 23:54 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
Mitski chronology | ||||
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Retired from Sad, New Career in Business is the second studio album by American musician Mitski. Mitski self-released the project on August 1, 2013 while still a student at SUNY Purchase. The album was her senior project and featured a 60-piece student orchestra.[2] Every song on the album was accompanied by a music video, each video playing a part in an ongoing story,[3] and it is Mitski's only visual album. In summer 2020, the track "Strawberry Blond" gained a resurgence in popularity on the social media app TikTok, specifically in the cottagecore community.[4]
Critical reception
Retired from Sad, New Career in Business received praise for its blend of "out-of-the-norm orchestral sounds with electronics and
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mitski
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart" | 2:17 |
2. | "Square" | 3:10 |
3. | "Strawberry Blond" | 1:54 |
4. | "Humpty" | 3:21 |
5. | "I Want You" | 3:03 |
6. | "Shame" | 2:24 |
7. | "Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear" | 3:05 |
8. | "Circle" | 2:51 |
9. | "Class of 2013" | 1:49 |
Total length: | 23:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart" | 2:17 |
2. | "Shame" | 2:24 |
3. | "Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear" | 3:05 |
4. | "Humpty" | 3:21 |
5. | "Circle" | 2:51 |
6. | "I Want You" | 3:03 |
7. | "Square" | 3:10 |
8. | "Strawberry Blond" | 1:54 |
9. | "Class of 2013" | 1:49 |
10. | "Square" (solo piano version) | 3:10 |
11. | "Shame" (Jammin' Out Solo version) | 2:33 |
Total length: | 29:40 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[8]
- Mitski – songwriting, vocals, piano, drums
- Trevor Fedele – recording engineer
- Patrick Hyland – recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer
- Will Prinzi – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
- Mike Rasimas – drums
- Scott Interrante – orchestrations
- Sean Mcverry – gang vocals
- Eli Wolf-Christensen – gang vocals, mandolin
- Kenneth "Kenny" Trotter – violin
- Sarah Wolffe – violin
- Michael Mandrin – violin
- Sophie Dolamore – viola
- Naseer François Ashraf – viola
- Elise Linder – cello
- Pete Olynciw – upright bass
- Kevin Schmid – upright bass
- Julie Yeaeun Lee – flute
- Andrew Cowie – clarinet, bass clarinet
- John Cummings – trumpet
- Jerome Burns – trumpet, cornet
- Rich Liverano – trombone
- Cristian Uraga – french horn
- Pixel (as Pixie Doll) – cover model
Notes
References
- ^ Sutliff, Amileah Sutliff (July 26, 2018). "A Mitski Primer". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Mitski - Artist Biography & Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Interrante, Scott. "Mitski: "Retired from Sad, New Career in Business"". The Absolute Mag. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Spellings, Sarah (August 12, 2020). "How Did This Dress Get So Popular in a Pandemic?". Vogue. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Herb, Jesse (19 October 2018). "FROM 'LUSH' TO 'BE THE COWBOY': ALONG FOR THE RIDE OF MITSKI'S EVOLUTION". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Retired from Sad, New Career in Business - Mitski". Apple Music. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Retired from Sad, New Career in Business". Spotify. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Retired from Sad, New Career in Business". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 5, 2020.