Left of the Dial #89 - Spring Break

KRCU Public Radio

Published March 18, 2016 at 3:23 PM CDT

I did not know that Thao Nguyen got ferocious, but I always suspected it.

Mitski is a singer-songwriter with a sharp wit, blunt vocabulary, and beautiful delivery. Her latest song, "Your Best American Girl," is devastating.

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