- Culture
- 04 Feb 22
'Stay Soft' is the second video off of Mitski's newest release with Dead Oceans, Laurel Hell.
Mitski is back with eerily romantic visuals for 'Stay Soft,' a song off of her newest album, Laurel Hell.
After rocketing into indie stardom with seminal albums Bury Me at Makeout Creek and Be The Cowboy, Mitski Miyawaki has finally returned with her first full-length release in four years. 'Stay Soft' is the second video off of Laurel Hell, following 'The Only Heartbreaker.'
The video shows Mitski as she wanders through a paper mache garden, the scene growing darker—and increasingly unsettling—as the song progresses. From feeding her blood to giant venus flytraps to being dragged across the floor by masked figures, 'Stay Soft,' has that patented Mitski feel; dark and strange, but ultimately wonderful.
The video was directed by Maegan Houang, co-director for 'The Only Heartbreaker.'
"This video is heavily inspired by Romanticism and paintings and artwork from the Victorian era. Like the lyrics of the song ‘Stay Soft,’ paintings from that era have a gentle quality, but they still evoke a certain feeling of unexplored darkness and danger," said Houang. "I want the audience to feel safe within this fabricated world and then realise that the character Mitski plays is being hunted."
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Mitski will be opening for Harry Styles on select European dates this summer, before departing on her own headline tour later this year. She'll also be playing a sold-out show at Vicar Street in Dublin on April 25th.
Check out the video for 'Stay Soft,' below.