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Young Miko’s Debut Album ‘-Att.’ in Her Own Words

Written by on April 5, 2024

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The opening track of Young Miko’s debut album, -att., is aptly titled “Rookie of the Year,” which is coincidentally the award Young Miko received at Billboard’s Women In Music event in March. However, this isn’t your run-of-the-mill, bragaddoccio rap opus intro.

Opening with a man’s voice – Miko’s father speaking to her when she was a child — “Rookie” is reflective and poignant as much as it is defiantly assertive: “To live the dream you have to be awake,” she says in one breath, then adds: “I don’t understand how the hell this happened. You ask, how do I do it? Better than you.”

The flow between vulnerable and sexy to assertive and sheer party girl permeate an album that sounds and feels deeply personal, but doesn’t wallow in self-importance. It’s a fun set and it’s also an unapologetically queer set, of a woman talking to and about other women, veering from playfully flirtatious to heartbroken.

“I started recording the album two years ago, so I speak about many heartbreaks and many experiences I had for the first time,” Miko tells Billboard over the phone during a break from rehearsing her upcoming Coachella debut performance. “I condensed in 45 minutes everything that’s happened to me in the past two years and things that happened to me as a kid too. It was pretty challenging.”

The album was also very intentional from the very beginning of the creative process, which explains why -att. sounds like a cohesive oeuvre rather than a pastiche of songs. “I always have an intention,” says Miko matter-of-factly.

Here, in her words, are five essential and intentional songs from her debut project. Watch the video for focus track “Princess Peach” here.

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