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In 2019, Mitski announced an indefinite hiatus, citing the toll that the music industry and social media had taken on her self-image and mental health. She eventually returned with Laurel Hell (2022) and The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (2023), continuing to refine her sound while maintaining a strictly private personal life.

Mitski’s career began while she was a student at SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Music, where she self-released her first two piano-based albums, Lush (2012) and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business (2013). Mitski

Her live performances are noted for their theatricality, often incorporating avant-garde choreography inspired by Butoh , a form of Japanese dance-theater, which she uses to physicalize the internal emotions of her songs. The "Sad Girl" Trope and Personal Boundaries In 2019, Mitski announced an indefinite hiatus, citing

Her third album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek (2014), marked a significant shift toward raw, guitar-driven textures and garnered critical acclaim for its vulnerability. Her live performances are noted for their theatricality,