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Mitski’s four day residency at the Ryman has recently come to an end. The Japanese-American singer performed nightly shows from April 10 to April 13.
While each show featured a different opening act, the main show remained the same over the nights. This was likely to please fans who would have missed their favorite song because they went on a different night. The set list included songs from all of her albums. However, her most recent album, “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We,” was featured most prominently.
Mitski Miyawaki was born in Japan to an American father and Japanese mother. The singer
lived in over 13 different countries before graduating from high school in Turkey. While studying studio composition at Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music self -released her first two albums. Her subsequent albums would be released under labels. Her third album under Double Double Whammy and the rest under Deas Oceans.
Her song, ”This is a Life,” from the Academy Award winning film ,”Everything, Everywhere, All at Once,” earned her a nomination for Best Original song at the Oscars. “My Love is Mine All Mine,” from her latest album became the Indie artist’s first single to rank on The Billboard hot 100.
All four days featured a new opening act that got to sell their merch at the merch stand with Mitski’s merch. Wednesday’s opening act was pop singer Sarah Kinsley. She delighted the audience with not only her singing but also her guitar and piano skills. Thursday’s opening act was Nashville native folk-punk singer Sunny War. The artist posted on Instagram about heading to the Ryman with a banjo in hand. Friday’s opening act was up-and-coming Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. She has opened many shows for Mitski, playing an acoustic performance that compliment Mitski well. The final opening act on Saturday was an alt-country band formed in Canada: Cowboy Junkies.
With such a diverse group of artists every audience was sure to get a truly unique experience. Mitski’s set was absolutely incredible; she truly showed off her range as a performer.
She made the concert 20% more folksy for the Tennesseans. Some songs were virtually unrecognizable until the chorus because of the genre changes. A line dance
version of, “I don’t smoke,” needs to be released on streaming platforms immediately.
Overall, the show was an absolute sensation and enjoyable from start to
finish.
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