This breezy, serene ballad with orchestration that channels Brian Wilson features Michelle singing about the sweet loneliness of teenage love, waiting for your crush to return. Incidentally, “Kokomo“ is also a Beach Boys' song about two lovers enjoying a relaxing vacation in Kokomo island in the Caribbeans, as a form of escapism. Here, the song’s subject’s crush left their home town (presumably Kokomo, Indiana) to pursue their dreams (“showing off to the world the parts I fell so hard for”), while the subject stayed, passing time and “popping wheelies”, feeling lonely and empty… read more
This breezy, serene ballad with orchestration that channels Brian Wilson features Michelle singing about the sweet loneliness of teenage love, waitin… read more
This breezy, serene ballad with orchestration that channels Brian Wilson features Michelle singing about the sweet loneliness of teenage love, waiting for your crush to return. Incidenta… read more
Japanese Breakfast is the solo musical project of Korean-American musician Michelle Zauner (of Little Girl, Big Spoon, Post Post, Little Big League). Zauner released a tape in June 2013 under the solo moniker Japanese Breakfast. The tape was titled June and boasted thirty tracks written and recorded every day of the month. A stark deviation from Little Big League's guitar-based indie rock, it showcased Zauner's dark lyrics, unique vocals and inherent knack for pop melody. Two bedroom pop cassettes later, Japanese Breakfast returns with a first full-fledged LP and vinyl … read more