Mitski has revealed her eighth studio album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, set for release on February 27 via Dead Oceans. The announcement comes with the lead single and video for “Where’s My Phone?,” a fuzzed-out rock track supported by live band and orchestra. The album explores the story of a reclusive woman navigating freedom and deviance in her unkempt home.
Mitski's new project builds on the musical direction of her 2023 album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, incorporating live instrumentation from its touring band and ensemble arrangements. The orchestra was recorded at Sunset Sound and TTG Studios, with arrangements and conducting by Drew Erickson and engineering by Michael Harris. Mitski wrote all the songs and handled the vocals, while Patrick Hyland produced and engineered, and Bob Weston mastered the record.
The lead single, “Where’s My Phone?,” features lyrics like “Where did it go // Where’s my phone // Where’s my phone // Where did I leave // Where’d I go // Where’d I go.” A cartoon interpretation by New Yorker artist Emily Flake accompanies the track. The video, directed by Noel Paul, draws from Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle. It portrays Mitski as a paranoid woman safeguarding her sister in a gothic house amid escalating absurd obstacles, creating a chaotic psychological atmosphere.
The album's tracklist includes: In a Lake, Where’s My Phone?, If I Leave, Dead Women, Instead of Here, I’ll Change for You, Rules, That White Cat, Charon’s Obol, and Lightning. Described by Rolling Stone as “the most alluring and enigmatic musician in indie rock,” Mitski has released seven prior albums, four certified gold. Her track “My Love Mine All Mine” achieved four-times platinum status globally.
Recent collaborations include co-writes on Florence and the Machine’s Everybody Scream and the Oscar-nominated “This Is A Life” with David Byrne and Son Lux. She is currently composing music and lyrics for the musical adaptation of The Queen’s Gambit. Mitski’s live performances, called “a mesmerizing study in movement” by Variety, led to her first concert film, Mitski: The Land, screened in over 600 cinemas across 30 countries in October 2025.
