The breakout success of 2016's "Puberty 2" saw Mitski hailed as the new vanguard of indie rock, the one to save the genre from the white dudes who've historically dominated it.

In the past year, Mitski has toured supporting Lorde and the Pixies, as embarking on a sold out Australia tour.
 
"Be The Cowboy," Mitski delves into the loneliness of being a symbol and the loneliness of being someone, and how it can feel so much like being no one.