Since releasing ‘Bury Me At Makeout Creek’, Mitski has received international acclaim for her distinct, arresting sound and profoundly reflective lyrics. Pitchfork applauded the release as “inventive and resourceful,” while Rolling Stone celebrated her “deep-cutting lyrics.” NME said of the album, “it’s a record that doesn’t tug at your heart-strings as much as it mercilessly pounds at them, taking to your emotions like a lead pipe to a piñata.” She has also received widespread attention for her “cathartic” live shows as dubbed by The New York Times’ Jon Caramanica.

The lead single of the album, " First Love / Late Spring", was released on May 15, 2014, [10] [11] with Double Double Whammy announcing Mitski joined their label roster and will release a full-length record later that year. The album was announced on September 16 alongside the release of the second single, "Townie". [12] [13] Two music videos were released for "Townie", the first directed by Allyssa Yohana and premiered on Rookie on November 9, 2014, [14] and the second directed by Faye Orlove and premiered on The Fader on March 9, 2015. [15] She released two more singles, "I Don't Smoke" on September 29 and "I Will" on October 21. [16] [17]

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Mitski warmly recalls a quote from sculptor El Anatsui, “Art grows out of each particular situation, and I believe that artists are better off working with whatever their environment throws up.” With this nerve exposed lyrically and having dived into her new beginning, Mitski chooses her 2014 breakthrough album ‘Bury Me At Makeout Creek’ – now being made available in Europe through Dead Oceans – to explore uncharted sonic territory, trading in large string arrangements for guitar and bass. Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 9, 2015). "Mitski Gets Animated In The Video For "Townie" ". The Fader . Retrieved July 4, 2018. a b c Meija, Paula (December 18, 2014). "Bury Me At Makeout Creek". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 26, 2017. Lindsay, Hood (June 24, 2015). "Mitski Talks About Her Breakout Album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, Her First Seattle Show (Sat June 27), and More". The Stranger . Retrieved February 12, 2018.

Tully Claymore, Gabriela (March 23, 2015). "Mitski Silences The Rain At SXSW". Stereogum . Retrieved July 4, 2018. ...followed by the album's first single, the cavernous ballad "First Love/Late Spring." Kerce, Nathan (November 11, 2015). "Mitski Manages Indie Stardom in the Social Media Age". Flagpole Magazine . Retrieved June 18, 2018. a b c Cohen, Ian (November 14, 2014). "Mitski: Bury Me at Makeout Creek Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 26, 2017.

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Concluding the review for AllMusic, Marcy Donelson called the album an "auspicious if fatalistic label debut" and described it as " grungy, impulsive, and with memorably acerbic, vulnerable lyrics." [20] In popular culture [ edit ] She Shreds Magazine - Marceline Covers Mitski on Adventure Time". She Shreds Magazine. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017 . Retrieved March 11, 2017. Fitzmaurice, Larry (March 9, 2015). "Mitski Gets Animated In The Video For "Townie" ". The Fader . Retrieved August 26, 2017.