It feels like it wasn’t that long ago when Mitski was crooning to us at Boston Calling last May, but nearly a year later, the professional sob-story savant has moved on to a new period in her career. Following her spotless album Puberty 2, Mitski will release her new record Be The Cowboy on August 17 via Dead Oceans, and she’s kicked things off with her new track “Geyser.” The single quickly lives up to its name — and it has to, as the song is only two minutes and 28 seconds long — with an effervescing madness and yearning that picks up her usually more languid pace. We’ve always known that Mitski’s been a force of nature, but now she’s spelling it out. Yee-fucking-haw. Featured photo by Bao Ngo.