Mitski is an editor. Yes, she’s a singer and songwriter, but she understands concision. Her brief songs barely reach three minutes, and the words are terse. Her songs, any one of them, could be used ...

I did not originate this theory — I saw it on Reddit, I think, though I can’t say that for sure as I haven’t been able to recover the post — but I’ll share it here anyway: Mitski’s career can be ...