Mitski: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

August 31, 2015by BOB BOILEN Watching Mitski perform at my desk, there are moments when I was worried for her. In her opening song, “Townie,“ the boys “are driving and they’ll be drinking“ — and a verse later, Mitski sings of love in ways that feel vengeful, not fruitful. And I want a love that falls as fast As a body from the balcony, and I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground I’m holding my breath with a baseball bat Though I don’t know what I’m waiting for I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be Moments later, she holds her guitar high with her mouth close to the pickup, which acts like a microphone as she screams to her mother for help: Mom, would you wash my back? This once, and then we can forget And I’ll leave what I’m chasing For the other girls to pursue Mom, am I still young? Can I dream for a few months more? Then, she closes with a s