You’ve probably lived through it, so you certainly know: Puberty is terrible. Bodies shift. Awkwardness abounds. Adulthood beckons. The prospect of surviving it again, of course, is terrifying. But ...

Usually if you mention anything from your pubescent years, you face universal cringing at best and total revenge at worst. But Mitski’s latest album, Puberty 2, willingly revisits the emotional ...

These 11 tracks creep up on you, as Mitski Miyawaki's coiled melodies suddenly explode into cavernous freak-outs or build to a crescendo of... Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album ...

It’s been nearly a decade since Mitski Miyawaki came out with her fourth studio album, and arguably one of her most popular releases, “Puberty 2.” Released on June 17, 2016, the album fits within the ...

It’s one of this year’s best rock albums, hands down It’s one of this year’s best rock albums, hands down I listened to Mitski’s new album Puberty 2 for the first time while hungover on a bus, ...

Mitski’s music may not fit neatly into a conventional genre, but fitting in has never been her strong suit. “Puberty 2,” the musician’s fourth record, released June 17, is full of fevered melodies and ...

The young singer-songwriter has described herself as "half-Japanese, half-American, but not fully either." Critic Ken Tucker says her fourth album, Puberty 2, has an impressively wide range of sounds.