Japanese Breakfast

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Jubilee New - LP - DOC225 Sealed 2021 Original Standard Black Vinyl Edition, Housed In A Gatefold. Custom Hype Sticker On Front. "Singer And Songwriter Michelle Zauner, Aka Japanese Breakfast, Had A Huge Year In 2021. She Released Her First Book, Crying In H Mart: A Memoir, Which Found Her Exploring Her Korean Heritage In The Wake Of Her Mother's Death From Cancer. The Book Reached Number Two On The New York Times Nonfiction Best-seller List And Paved The Way For Her Third Solo Album, Jubilee. Released Several Months After Crying In H Mart, Jubilee Works As A Beautiful Companion Piece To Her Memoir, Showcasing Zauner's Poignant Indie Rock That Manages To Deliver Big '80s-style Pop Hooks While Still Feeling Rooted In Her Personal Experiences. You Don't Need To Read Crying In H Mart To Vibe With Jubilee, But It's Nice To Think That Both The Book And The Album Help To Illuminate Zauner's Artistic Point Of View. As Japanese Breakfast, Zauner Has Always Written Songs That Feel Intimate, Yet Sonically Expansive, But Where Her Early Work Was More Lo-fi (She Initially Started Recording At Home While Taking Care Of Her Mother), Over The Years She's Expanded Her Approach And Become More Confident In Fleshing Out Her Arrangements. On Jubilee, She Takes This Expansion Even Farther, Crafting Sweetly Attenuated Anthems That Balance Her Love Of Tropical '80s Synth Pop And '90s Shoegaze With A Sophisticated Adult Contemporary Aesthetic. It's An Attractive Mix, Rife With Slippery Bass Grooves, Day-glo Synths, And Icicle-crisp Guitar Riffs. But While Her Melodies Are Catchy, Her Lyrics Remain As Introspective As Ever. Those Who Read Crying In H Mart Will Also Recognize Zauner's Writerly Knack For Drawing Upon Specific Images To Better Illuminate Her Emotions. On The String-accented "Kokomo, In," She Ruminates On How The Feelings Of A Lost Loved One Can Unexpectedly Return, "Manifesting Like The Fear Of An Oven Left On." Even When She Winks With A Smiling Sense Of Irony, Placing A Jazzy Sax Solo At The Center Of The Buoyant Sade-esque "Slide Tackle," Her Lyrics Cut Deep. She Sings, "Don't Mind Me While I'm Tackling This Void." While There Is A Hooky Pop Quality To Much Of Jubilee, Zauner Hasn't Lost Any Of Her Artier, Messier Inclinations, As On The Brooding "Sit," Where She Drenches Herself In Grayscale Waves Of Electric Guitar Fuzz And Keyboard Squelch. For Her Longtime Japanese Breakfast Fans, Zauner's One-two Punch Of Having A Major Book Success Followed By An Album That Gets More Attention Might Feel As If The Mainstream World Is Finally Discovering Their Secret Pop Crush. Thankfully, Just As With Crying In H Mart, Jubilee Is An Album That Showcases Zauner's Talents To Their Fullest And Makes Crushing On Japanese Breakfast Hard To Resist." AMG Review By Matt Collar. more
	Jubilee New - LP - DOC225 Sealed 2021 Original Standard Black Vinyl Edition, Housed In A Gatefold. Custom Hype Sticker On Front. "Singer And Songwriter Michelle Zauner, Aka Japanese Breakfast, Had A Huge Year In 2021. She Released Her First Book, Crying In H Mart: A Memoir, Which Found Her Exploring Her Korean Heritage In The Wake Of Her Mother's Death From Cancer. The Book Reached Number Two On The New York Times Nonfiction Best-seller List And Paved The Way For Her Third Solo Album, Jubilee. Released Several Months After Crying In H Mart, Jubilee Works As A Beautiful Companion Piece To Her Memoir, Showcasing Zauner's Poignant Indie Rock That Manages To Deliver Big '80s-style Pop Hooks While Still Feeling Rooted In Her Personal Experiences. You Don't Need To Read Crying In H Mart To Vibe With Jubilee, But It's Nice To Think That Both The Book And The Album Help To Illuminate Zauner's Artistic Point Of View. As Japanese Breakfast, Zauner Has Always Written Songs That Feel Intimate, Yet Sonically Expansive, But Where Her Early Work Was More Lo-fi (She Initially Started Recording At Home While Taking Care Of Her Mother), Over The Years She's Expanded Her Approach And Become More Confident In Fleshing Out Her Arrangements. On Jubilee, She Takes This Expansion Even Farther, Crafting Sweetly Attenuated Anthems That Balance Her Love Of Tropical '80s Synth Pop And '90s Shoegaze With A Sophisticated Adult Contemporary Aesthetic. It's An Attractive Mix, Rife With Slippery Bass Grooves, Day-glo Synths, And Icicle-crisp Guitar Riffs. But While Her Melodies Are Catchy, Her Lyrics Remain As Introspective As Ever. Those Who Read Crying In H Mart Will Also Recognize Zauner's Writerly Knack For Drawing Upon Specific Images To Better Illuminate Her Emotions. On The String-accented "Kokomo, In," She Ruminates On How The Feelings Of A Lost Loved One Can Unexpectedly Return, "Manifesting Like The Fear Of An Oven Left On." Even When She Winks With A Smiling Sense Of Irony, Placing A Jazzy Sax Solo At The Center Of The Buoyant Sade-esque "Slide Tackle," Her Lyrics Cut Deep. She Sings, "Don't Mind Me While I'm Tackling This Void." While There Is A Hooky Pop Quality To Much Of Jubilee, Zauner Hasn't Lost Any Of Her Artier, Messier Inclinations, As On The Brooding "Sit," Where She Drenches Herself In Grayscale Waves Of Electric Guitar Fuzz And Keyboard Squelch. For Her Longtime Japanese Breakfast Fans, Zauner's One-two Punch Of Having A Major Book Success Followed By An Album That Gets More Attention Might Feel As If The Mainstream World Is Finally Discovering Their Secret Pop Crush. Thankfully, Just As With Crying In H Mart, Jubilee Is An Album That Showcases Zauner's Talents To Their Fullest And Makes Crushing On Japanese Breakfast Hard To Resist." AMG Review By Matt Collar. more
	Psychopomp New - LP - DOC125 Sealed 2016 release on standard black vinyl, with custom hype sticker. "While not playing with her shoegaze band Little Big Leagues, Michelle Zauner did what a lot of musicians do during breaks. She made more music, spending time on songwriting exercises and bedroom experimentation. Released under the name Japanese Breakfast, the recordings showed a lot of promise, all of which is realized in full on her first widely released album, Psychopomp. Produced in conjunction with Ned Eisenberg, the album has all the hallmarks of a homemade lo-fi album, but also has the feel of a wobbly '80s pop album played on a long-lost cassette. Zauner writes soaring choruses and applies her breathless vocals, and it's kind of magical. The album-opening "Heaven" conjures up thoughts of Belinda Carlisle's similarly titled song and has the kind of uplifting chorus all of Taylor Swift's acolytes would kill to be able to write. The rest of the album shifts between guitar-lashed indie rock with swooping synths ("Rugged Country"), melancholy ballads played on tear-stained keys ("Jane Cum," "Triple 7"), driving pop/rock with pumped-up hooks ("Everybody Wants to Love You"), and bass-heavy, almost painfully heartfelt indie rock ("Heft") on the way to becoming a pretty impressive coming-out party. Zauner's voice is an untrained delight at every turn; sometimes she sounds just barely in control of it, but always brings it back just in time. Working in concert with the held-together-with-tape-and-promises backing tracks, it makes for an exciting, ramshackle listening experience, especially at a time when it feels like bands, especially those with songs as catchy and warm as these, fuss with, polish, and overwork their sound until it barely sounds like humans were involved. There's none of that here; every song has its seams showing and it works very well. Zauner's songs don't need dressing up; time and again she and Eisenberg make the right choices that allow the melodies to breathe and the emotions to flow unhindered by artifice. Psychopomp is an impressive work by an artist well worth watching in the future." All Music Guide – Tim Sendra more
	Sable (Original Soundtrack) Colored Vinyl - New - 19439893751 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Video Game Soundtrack Album, Pressed On Indigo & Pink Coral Coloured Vinyl. "A Languid And Evocative Album, Japanese Breakfast's Soundtrack To The Video Game Sable Finds Singer/songwriter Michelle Zauner Further Expanding Her Dreamy, Lyrical Pop Sound. The Record, Which Arrives On The Heels Of Her Acclaimed 2021 Album Jubilee And Memoir Crying In H Mart, Accompanies The Shedworks And Raw Fury Adventure Game, Which Tells The Story Of A Young Protagonist Attempting To Reconnect With Her Desert Nomad Family. While There Are Several Songs That Zauner Sings Here, The Majority Of The Tracks Are New Age-inspired Instrumentals That Nicely Conjure The Environmental Landscapes And Moods Of The Game Play. As With Some Of Her Primary Solo Work As Japanese Breakfast, Zauner Employs A Variety Of Synthesizers And Guitars, Along With Sundry Digital And Analog Percussion Elements To Craft Her Textured And Deeply Enveloping Soundscapes. That Said, There Are Two More Traditional Indie Pop Tunes Here, Including The Sparkling Electronic Theme Song "Glider" And The '70s Singer/songwriter-inspired "Better The Mask." These Are Warm, Deeply Melodic Tracks That Would Fit Nicely On Any Of Zauner's Other Solo Albums. That They Also Evoke The Poignant Lyricism Of A Hayao Miyazaki Anime Soundtrack Speaks To Both The Underlying Atmosphere Of Sable And Zauner's Ability To Translate Wide-eyed Filmic Emotions Into Pop Magic." AMG Review by Matt Collar. more
	Sable (Original Soundtrack) Colored Vinyl - New - 19439893751 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Video Game Soundtrack Album, Pressed On Gold Coloured Vinyl. Indie Store Exclusive Release. "A Languid And Evocative Album, Japanese Breakfast's Soundtrack To The Video Game Sable Finds Singer/songwriter Michelle Zauner Further Expanding Her Dreamy, Lyrical Pop Sound. The Record, Which Arrives On The Heels Of Her Acclaimed 2021 Album Jubilee And Memoir Crying In H Mart, Accompanies The Shedworks And Raw Fury Adventure Game, Which Tells The Story Of A Young Protagonist Attempting To Reconnect With Her Desert Nomad Family. While There Are Several Songs That Zauner Sings Here, The Majority Of The Tracks Are New Age-inspired Instrumentals That Nicely Conjure The Environmental Landscapes And Moods Of The Game Play. As With Some Of Her Primary Solo Work As Japanese Breakfast, Zauner Employs A Variety Of Synthesizers And Guitars, Along With Sundry Digital And Analog Percussion Elements To Craft Her Textured And Deeply Enveloping Soundscapes. That Said, There Are Two More Traditional Indie Pop Tunes Here, Including The Sparkling Electronic Theme Song "Glider" And The '70s Singer/songwriter-inspired "Better The Mask." These Are Warm, Deeply Melodic Tracks That Would Fit Nicely On Any Of Zauner's Other Solo Albums. That They Also Evoke The Poignant Lyricism Of A Hayao Miyazaki Anime Soundtrack Speaks To Both The Underlying Atmosphere Of Sable And Zauner's Ability To Translate Wide-eyed Filmic Emotions Into Pop Magic." AMG Review by Matt Collar. more
	Soft Sounds From Another Planet New - LP - DOC133 Sealed 2022 US reissue with custom hype sticker. "The first Japanese Breakfast album Psychopomp was the best kind of bedroom pop record; fragile, intimate, and slightly weird. It drew from various indie pop tributaries and was built around Michelle Zauner's achingly pure vocals and her unique pop vision. On Soft Sounds from Another Planet, she and producer Craig Hendrix take the project out of the bedroom and aim for something larger. Much slicker and less wonky, the songs have a spacious, expansive sound that envelops the listener in warmth (even when the synths get a little chilly.) In less capable hands, the jump to a more professional sound could have been a disaster. Zauner and Hendrix don't sacrifice much of the idiosyncratic appeal of the first album; it still comes across as Zauner's vision and not a bid for indie chart success. She doesn't tamp down on the wild edges of her voice, she still writes very personal lyrics, and even when the songs veer toward the same '80s synth pop territory in which everyone else seems hellbent on staking a claim, the album doesn't lose its distinct charm. What the duo add to the mix is greater than anything that was lost in the transition; the walls of fuzzy guitars, the Spector-sized echo, the impact her voice makes now that it is clearly recorded. While there are songs on the previous album that had some real emotional impact, there was some odd stuff that failed to connect. Now everything hits like a knockout punch. Tracks like the guitar-heavy, almost shoegaze "Diving Woman," the soft focus, soft rock lament "Til Death," and the epic girl-group-in-space "Boyish" are wonderful combinations of lyrical insight, evocative arrangements, and stunning vocal performances that show Zauner can go big and still sound down to earth. The slick synth pop of "Machinist," the acoustic folk balladry of "This House," and the rock & roll waltz of the title track prove that Zauner has range, too. Soft Sounds from Another Planet is a giant leap forward for Japanese Breakfast; the move to a bigger sound results in a sure-handed modern pop record full of memorable songs, heart-wrenching vocals, and bottomless emotional depth." All Music Guide – Tim Sendra more
	Soft Sounds From Another Planet Colored Vinyl - DOC133 Sealed 2017 Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl Original. Japanese Breakfast's Soft Sounds From Another Planet Is Less Of A Concept Album About Space Exploration So Much As It Is A Mood Board Come To Life. Over The Course Of 12 Tracks, Michelle Zauner Explores A Sonic Landscape Of Her Own Design, One That's Big Enough To Contain Her Influences. There Are Songs On This Album That Recall The Pathos Of Roy Orbison's Ballads, While Others Could Soundtrack A Cinematic Drive Down One Of Blade Runner's Endless Skyways. Zauner's Voice Is Capacious; One Moment She's Serenading The Past, The Next She's Robotically Narrating A Love Story Over Sleek Monochrome, Her Lyrics More Pointed And Personal Than Ever Before. While Psychopomp Was A Genre-Spanning Introduction To Japanese Breakfast, This Visionary Sophomore Album Launches The Project To New Heights. more