Mitski - Your Best American Girl
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Mitski - Your Best American Girl

B1IntermediateAugust 5, 202614 min
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In 2016, Mitski did an episode of Song Exploder about her song “Your Best American Girl.” She had just released her second album, Puberty 2. Later, Pitchfork named “Your Best American Girl” one of the top 10 best songs of the past decade, and Billboard named it as one of the songs that defined the decade. And in honor of the 10th anniversary of the album, there’s a new deluxe version that’s out digitally, and a limited edition vinyl is coming in October. I thought this would be a good time to revisit Mitski’s episode, where she and her collaborator P...

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You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made. I'm Rishikesh Hirway. In 2016, Mitski did an episode of Song Exploder about her song, Your Best American Girl. She had just released her second album, Puberty 2.

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Later, Pitchfork named Your Best American Girl one of the top 10 best songs of the past decade, and Billboard named it as one of the songs that defined the decade. This year is the 10th anniversary of the album. There's a new deluxe version that's already out digitally,

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and a limited edition vinyl is coming in October. So I thought this would be a good time to revisit Mitski's episode, where she and her collaborator Patrick Hyland break down how Your Best American Girl was made. And you're an old American boy

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