it's certainly one of my absolute favourites this year
i really didn't like the sound of her last record but this one puts it into context better, i can hear what she was going for now with the arrangements on it even if they didn't really succeed to me in the way the new album's arrangements do. the much more colourful palette on this one improves things so much
― ufo, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 02:31 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m06CX9q39nQ
orchestral version of Be Sweet
― gman59, Saturday, 29 May 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
between this and the wolf alice album it's a great day for rock albums with grand sweeping ambitious arrangements
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 04:30 (two years ago) link
― ufo
Yeah, these two albums are going to be on heavy rotation over the next few weeks. Probably my two favourites of the year at this point.
― kitchen person, Friday, 4 June 2021 14:44 (two years ago) link
Indeed, it's a lovely listen. Looking forward to the fall show.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 June 2021 14:49 (two years ago) link
I'm not getting yet what this album is trying to do, but will keep listening until I hear something
(I liked this band when I saw them play a few years back but they were more rock then, I think? Or maybe just their live show is more rock)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:04 (two years ago) link
wasn't sold on the horns on the first track, but "slide tackle" has me fully on board
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
xp this is definitely a bit of a stylistic departure (but completely for the better imo)
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
I'm not getting yet what this album is trying to do
I have the same problem, and I liked the pre-release tracks.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
It may sound strange but if it helps, it reminds me obliquely of St. Etienne (less the dance side, obv.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 June 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
i don't think the vibe is significantly different from the pre-release tracks, "posing in bondage" in particular seems to be a decent indication of what the album encompasses
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:11 (two years ago) link
favorite moment so far, honestly, might be when she returns to a bit of her nu-gaze roots on "sit"
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:12 (two years ago) link
xxp yeah saint etienne is a decent comparison, and of course "slide tackle" is even a bit reminiscent of the dance side
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 15:14 (two years ago) link
i think the only thing i don't like on this album is those weird pitch-shifted backing vocals on "savage good boy", no idea what she was going for there
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 15:15 (two years ago) link
that's precisely what made me go wtf in an uncomplimentary way. It reminded me of one of Mitski's schtickier moments.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:17 (two years ago) link
anyone else getting "rainbow connection" vibes from "tactics"? not in a bad way, it's graceful but not drippy.
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
oh i totally get that yeah, a lot of the album has that sort of feeling to it
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
Between this, Liz Phair, Wolf Alice, and Garbage's upcoming album, it's been a strong two weeks for strong women making loud as shit music.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 June 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link
Going to throw in a band out of Manchester I just learned about earlier this week, Witch Fever. This pretty damn well shreds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZQMBQ640o
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 June 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link
"Posing in Bondage" seems like a good remix candidate.
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Friday, 4 June 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link
this album really captures everything i loved about "in heaven" just in high fidelity
https://www.stereogum.com/2145608/japanese-breakfast-interview-track-by-track/interviews/footnotes-interview/
here's a good interview about the making of the record - ryan from crying worked on "slide tackle"!
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
"Posing in Bondage" is a stunner
― Indexed, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 14:49 (two years ago) link
wonderful album to listen to on this sticky, humid day
― nxd, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
Really great merch, too
http://japanesebreakfast.rocks/shop
― Indexed, Friday, 11 June 2021 20:05 (two years ago) link
How did I never hear about this?
https://open.spotify.com/album/3aq7whJpYQjC5m2GGENivF
https://pitchfork.com/news/japanese-breakfast-shares-debut-ep-from-new-project-listen/
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner has joined forces with Crying’s Ryan Galloway for a new quarantine project called BUMPER. Today, they’ve announced their debut EP pop songs 2020, which is officially out tomorrow (September 4) but you can stream in its entirety now. Listen to the four-track project below (via Rolling Stone).
Zauner and Galloway live three blocks apart from one another in New York City, but haven’t seen each other in person since the pandemic began earlier this year. They started sharing tracks for the new EP over email back in June.
― Indexed, Monday, 14 June 2021 16:30 (two years ago) link
it was a nice little thing. i posted about it in the crying thread but not much discussion. galloway also co-produced "slide tackle" from the new one which was the standout
― ufo, Monday, 14 June 2021 16:35 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqrEVwTnlF4
Beautiful performance
― kitchen person, Sunday, 11 July 2021 14:43 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej5-CHAGr34
weird synth ballad for a game soundtrack, the rest of the soundtrack is out next month & mostly going to be ambient synth stuff like the backing here
― ufo, Saturday, 28 August 2021 14:31 (two years ago) link
^ this comes out Friday
― Indexed, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
Anyone else liking the Sable soundtrack? Some really nice cues / instrumentals / songs on here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhbRwEvWrEk - shows up on the second cd. Pretty.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 9 December 2021 01:56 (two years ago) link
I've only listened to it a couple of times and need to revisit it soon. Really nice stuff.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 9 December 2021 02:21 (two years ago) link
haven't listened to the new(ish) album yet, but saw her on SNL this week and thought it was ... terrible? Am I the only one?
― akm, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 00:19 (one year ago) link
I thought she sounded fine, though neither topped the album versions. She was so happy to be there, it was adorable.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 00:32 (one year ago) link
On the first song on SNL while she looked happy to be there, I thought her voice sounded a bit off and almost amateurish/karoake ish. On the second song it seemed she had steadied her nerves and had it it more together. But it still didn't live up the album .
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 03:46 (one year ago) link
Nice interview with Marchese
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/06/magazine/michelle-zauner-interview.html
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 June 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
'soft sounds' is a perfect album
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 04:42 (eleven months ago) link
Agreed. I'm so glad Jubilee was a breakout album for them and has done so well, but Soft Sounds is in a different league. One of my favourites of the last ten years.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 6 June 2023 13:58 (eleven months ago) link