Psychopomp

"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".

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"Som soloartist går amerikanske Michelle Zauner fra bandet Little Big League under navnet Japanese Breakfast. Hendes fuldlængdedebut under det alias indeholder lo-fi indiepop, som både skildrer kærlighedsaffærer og sorgbearbejdelse ... Psychopomp er noget så befriende som en velanrettet portion lo-fi indiepop med den mundret afmålte spilletid på knap 25 minutter. Samtidig formår Japanese Breakfast på intelligent vis at balancere pladens elementer således, at vi tematisk både når rundt om ulykkelig, ugengældt kærlighed, naiv forelskelse og dyb sorg, uden at efterlade lytterne komplet forvirrede. At det så samtidig også lyder ret så godt, gør ikke bedriften mindre imponerende".

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