Name: Psychopomp
Brand: Japanese Breakfast

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375 Media

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2016-08-19

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143631

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Japanese Breakfast

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Dead Oceans

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

A solo moniker for Philadelphia musician Michelle Zauner, Japanese Breakfast began as a monthlong, song-a-day writing challenge during a break from her indie rock band Little Big League. That resulted in 2013's June, an intimate set of melodic, electric guitar-accompanied lo-fi tunes issued on cassette by Ranch Records.
She continued to write solo and with her band, with Japanese Breakfast's self-released Where Is My Great Big Feeling? and the Seagreen Records cassette American Sound both following in the summer of 2014 before Little Big League's Tropical Jinx arrived that October.
With a varied palette including markedly bigger, synth-boosted sounds that bridged lo-fi and indie pop, Japanese Breakfast's Yellow K Records debut, Psychopomp, was released in the spring of 2016.

Dead Oceans is a US label based in Bloomington, Indiana. Established in 2007 by Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Phil Waldorf, it is closely affiliated with Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar. This label has become the home for renowned artists such as Mitski, Kevin Morby, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin, and Slowdive.
With its roots deeply intertwined with other successful labels like Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans has established itself as a prominent force in the music industry since its inception in 2007. Founded by Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Phil Waldorf alongside Austin-based collaborator Phil Waldorf; this label continues to nurture exceptional talent.
The roster of Dead Oceans boasts an impressive lineup of diverse musicians who have gained recognition worldwide. Artists such as Mitski with her emotionally charged songs, Kevin Morby's introspective melodies, Phoebe Bridgers' hauntingly beautiful tunes, the mesmerizing sounds of Khruangbin and the ethereal shoegaze revivalists Slowdive all call Dead Oceans their current musical home.

Japanese Breakfast began as the side project of Philadelphia-based Michelle Zauner, who also fronts the band Little Big League. In June 2013, Zauner released the bedroom tape 'June' under the name Japanese Breakfast, featuring 30 tracks written and recorded on each day of the month. Zauner now releases Japanese Breakfast's debut album, 'Psychopomp', showcasing her lovely vocals, pop sensibilities and darker lyrical side. The album was originally released by Yellow K Records but is reissued by Dead Oceans. The album is full of taut, gossamer pop songs that hints at The Sundays, Mount Eerie, Grouper and Asobi Seksu. After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she returned home to Oregon; while she was there, she revamped songs from her previous lo-fi releases to find joy in her sadness and despair in the brightest of lights. It's an immaculately crafted debut that deserves to be heard.LP - Black Vinyl with Download.LP+ - Limited Opaque Violet Coloured Vinyl with Download.

Psychopomp

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