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Mitski - Your Best American Girl

Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway

Aug 5, 202614:47Music

In 2016, Mitski did an episode of Song Exploder about her song “Your Best American Girl.” She had just released her second album, Puberty 2 . Later, Pitchfork named “Your Best American Girl” one of the top 10 best songs...

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