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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"
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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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