May 3, 2016 For Immediate Release

Mitski Shares New Single, “Happy”; https://soundcloud.com/deadoceans/mitski-happy/s-CwgMv

Puberty 2 Out June 17th on Dead Oceans

“Even as the song swells towards severity, Mitski’s delicate voice stays intact at the front of the mix, like a shelter amid total chaos. Mitski may have dubbed her latest Puberty 2, but by the sounds of ‘Your Best American Girl,’ she’s making mature choices, both musically and personally.” — [Best New Track]

“No one else can make shattering sound like such an act of strength.” — Stereogum [#1 Best Song of the Week]

Having previously announced her gutsy and gorgeous new Puberty 2, out June 17th via Dead Oceans, with the tremendously received “Your Best American Girl,” Mitski (aka 25-year old Mitski Miyawaki) has shared another stunning song entitled “Happy.” It’s Puberty 2’s biting opening track, a song that quickly escalates from intricate electronic pads to rumbling drums and a rare use of horns. As described by Mitski, "Happiness f**ks you. Once it's in your hands you try to hold onto it, but the nature of happiness is that it passes through and eventually leaves, and something else - sadness, anger, a low after the high - has to follow. This song is about this exhaustive and exhausting cycle, and how sometimes one would rather not have any of it at all than be constantly thrown about by the waves of these fleeting states."

After selling out her June 20th show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom months in advance and announcing a second New York show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 27th, Mitski has also moved her Los Angeles show, happening Thu. July 7th, from the Echo to the larger Echoplex. All upcoming tour dates are below. As previously noted, the live band will be a three-piece: Mitski (bass/vocals), Callan Dwan (guitar) and Casey Weissbuch (drums). Japanese Breakfast and will support.

Listen to Mitski’s “Happy” Stream – https://soundcloud.com/deadoceans/mitski-happy/s-CwgMv

“Happy” Embed Code –

“Your Best American Girl” Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hDHm9MD0I

“Your Best American Girl” Stream -- https://soundcloud.com/deadoceans/mitski-your-best-american-girl-3/

Mitski Tour Dates: Mon. June 20 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * – SOLD OUT Wed. June 22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall * Thu. June 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle * Fri. June 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA * Sat. June 25 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel * Sun. June 26 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook * Tue. June 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade: Purgatory * Wed. June 29 – Birmingham, AL @ The Syndicate Lounge * Fri. July 1 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown * Sat. July 2 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder * Sun. July 3 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links * Tue. July 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge * Wed. July 6 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room * Thu. July 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex * Fri. July 8 – Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club Ballroom Sat. July 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill * Mon. July 11 – Portland, OR @ Analog Theater * Tue. July 12 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt * Wed. July 13 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * Fri. July 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court * Sat. July 16 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * Tue. July 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry * Wed. July 20 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * Fri. July 22 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern * Sat. July 23 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz * Mon. July 25 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery * Wed. July 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Tue. Sep. 20 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club Thu. Sep. 22 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine Sat. Sep. 24 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen Mon. Sep. 26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tue. Sep. 27 – Frankfurt, DE @ Brotfabrik Wed. Sep. 28 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique Fri. Sep. 30 – Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up Du Label Sat. Oct. 1 – Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store Sun. Oct. 2 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Tue. Oct. 4 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo Wed. Oct. 5 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute Thu. Oct. 6 – London, UK @ Dome Tufnell Park

* w/ Japanese Breakfast and Jay Som

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