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Listen: Inside Mitski’s surprise concert at the Belcourt Theatre

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Mitski hosted listening events for her new album “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We” a full week before its release on Sept. 15, including here in Nashville at the Belcourt Theatre.
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Passionate Mitski fans flew in from all across the country to sit in a movie theater and listen to Mitski’s new album “The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We” a full week before its release on Sept. 15. The event read, “Listening Event and Film selected by Mitski – NOT A LIVE PERFORMANCE.”

In the dark of Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre, music fanatics gathered to listen to the brand new album. What those fans didn’t know was that out of the eight listening party events the reclusive artist set up around the world, Mitski would make a special live appearance and perform in only one city — Nashville, Tenn.

WNXP’s Justin Barney was there to capture the shock and the rarified air of the Belcourt Theater on such a special night.

“The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We” is out Friday via Dead Oceans. Hear more from Mitski fans — and the artist in her own words — ahead of the album’s release in the audio player above.

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Justin Barney, Music and Culture Reporter

Hi, I’m Justin. I was born in Milwaukee, WI. I started as an intern at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and worked my way up to Music Director. There I started a segment called “From the Music Desk” where I interviewed over 500 artists including Thom York, Lizzo, Steve Martin, and Phoebe Bridgers. At 88nine I also got to speak passionately about the music I love on the radio, which is a true gift and I still get to do every day. There I also made a podcast called “Backspin: The Search for Milwaukee’s First Hip-Hop Song” which I enjoyed doing more than anything else I’ve ever done and was acclaimed in The New York Times. Highlight of my life. I love music, I love people and I love a good yarn. At the end of the day my goal is to tell stories that are as good as the ones my dad tells me. I’ll tell em on the radio, in print, or next to you at the corner bar.

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