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4 | ''Soft Sounds from Another Planet'' is the second album by American Alternative {{Pop}} band Music/JapaneseBreakfast. |
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6 | !!Tracklist |
7 | # "Diving Woman" |
8 | # "Road Head" |
9 | # "Machinist" |
10 | # "Planetary Ambiance" |
11 | # "Soft Sounds from Another Planet" |
12 | # "Boyish" |
13 | # "12 Steps" |
14 | # "Jimmy Fallon Big" |
15 | # "Your Body is a Blade" |
16 | # "Till Death" |
17 | # "This House" |
18 | # "Here Comes the Tubular Bells" |
19 | |
20 | !! ''This house is full of tropes'': |
21 | * AlbumTitleDrop: On the TitleTrack. |
22 | * AlternativeDance: "Machinist" is the only track on the album which fits this genre. |
23 | * {{Autotune}}: Featured on "Machinist" and "Jimmy Fallon Big". |
24 | * BaroquePop: "Boyish" stands out from the rest of the album with its distinctive harpischord and its Sound of Wall-like production. |
25 | * BreakUpSong: "12 Steps". |
26 | * CelebritySong: "Creator/JimmyFallon Big" (she ended up playing live on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon'' but she hasn't played the song) |
27 | * ConceptAlbum: In her own words, a "failed concept album" originally stemming from her desire to make a more narrative-driven album. Nevertheless, the album still uses sci-fi themes to convey Michelle's sense of isolation and shutting off her emotions, akin to a machine or floating around in space. |
28 | * DreamPop |
29 | * FaceOnTheCover |
30 | * GenreRoulette: The disco-influenced "Machinist" and the BaroquePop tune "Boyish" stand out compared to the rest of the album which sounds closer to DreamPop and {{Shoegazing}}. |
31 | * {{Instrumentals}}: "Planetary Ambiance" and "Here Comes the Tubular Bells". |
32 | * LocationSong: "12 Steps" refers to a bar called "12 Steps Down", located in South Philadelphia. |
33 | * MusicVideos: For "Road Head", "Machinist", "Boyish" and "Body is a Blade". Michelle Zauner directed them. |
34 | * OneWomanSong: "Diving Woman". |
35 | * OneWordTitle: "Machinist" and "Boyish". |
36 | * RearrangeTheSong |
37 | ** "Road Head" originally appeared in a more minimalistic form on an EP called "American Music". |
38 | ** "Boyish" initially appeared on a previous album of Japanese Breakfast called ''June''. Later on, it got revamped with a punk twist by the band Little Big League before finally reappearing on this album as a BaroquePop ballad. |
39 | * {{Robosexual}}: Michelle has stated, regarding "Machinist", that it is about a woman being in love with a robot. |
40 | * {{Shoegazing}} |
41 | * ShoutOut: "Boyish" starts off with a drumming beat similar to [[Music/RonnieSpector The Ronettes]]' "Be my Baby" (this is complemented by the fact that "Boyish" incorporates BaroquePop elements). |
42 | ** The music video for Machinist was inspired by Anime/SerialExperimentsLain, Film/BladeRunner, Film/TheMatrix, Film/TheFifthElement and Film/AIArtificialIntelligence. |
43 | ** The music video for Road Head was inspired by Film/PansLabyrinth, TV/TwinPeaks and TV/StrangerThings. |
44 | * SiameseTwinSongs |
45 | ** "Road Head" subtly transitions into "Machinist". |
46 | ** "This House" transitions into "Here Comes the Tubular Bells". |
47 | * SpokenWordInMusic: On the intro and the bridge of "Machinist". |
48 | * TitleTrack |
49 | * VocalDissonance: Michelle samples her own voice through different pitches on "Road Head". |
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