Japanese Breakfast shares "Better The Mask" performance video

JAPANESE BREAKFAST . SHARES “BETTER THE MASK” PERFORMANCE VIDEO   SABLE ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW VIA SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS   ON TOUR NOW

Photo Credit: Tonje Thilesen

"Starry-eyed and transportive, both primitive-sounding and futuristic. Comparisons to the back half of David Bowie's 1977 masterwork Low wouldn't be unfounded." -Entertainment Weekly   "A streamlined glimpse into Zauner’s versatility as a narrative artist." -Pitchfork   "The game's score is a presence that's always guiding you, and a reminder that soon you'll happen upon something magnificent. It's a comforting hand on your shoulder, telling you to keep going when you feel like you might be the only person roaming this strange, lonely world anymore." -Mashable   "Zauner provides the musical backbone to Sable’s journey, crafting a set of themes big and small to deepen the game’s world." -Slate   "One of the year’s best video games, and albums." -Vinyl Me, Please   "The entire score is a work of art in and of itself, each song creating a mind-bending yet immersive scenic vision, not only compelling you to play the game, but to experience it." -The Key XPN

Japanese Breakfast shares a live performance video of “Better The Mask,” a stand-out from her recently released original video game soundtrack for Sable, out now via Sony Music Masterworks.    Of the song, Zauner says “I wrote ‘Better the Mask’ during lockdown. To pass the time, I found myself turning to the piano, practicing intently for the first time in years, and putting together what would become my favorite song I've ever written. ‘Better the Mask’ also features the first string arrangement I devised solely on my own.”   “In this video, which was shot by Adam Kolodny at Electric Lady, Quartet 121 brings that arrangement to life with Molly Germer and Julia Suh on violin, Lena Vidulich on viola and Thea Mesirow on cello,” she continues.   Sable’s 32-track soundtrack, featuring instrumental and vocal music written by Michelle Zauner, finds the musician, director and author making new explorations into ambient and experimental music. The resulting soundtrack is as breathtaking and otherworldly as the game itself.    The vinyl edition of the soundtrack, which will arrive as a 2-LP disc set in gatefold packaging in Spring 2022, is available for preorder now. In addition to the standard edition, an artist exclusive edition is also now available to preorder on Japanese Breakfast’s official merch store and various color variants will be exclusive to retailers including Newbury Comics, Light in the Attic and Vinyl Me Please.   Japanese Breakfast's critically acclaimed new album, Jubilee, is out now via Dead Oceans. Michelle Zauner's New York Times Best Selling memoir, Crying In H Mart, soon to be adapted for the screen by MGM's Orion Pictures, is out now via Knopf.   Japanese Breakfast is currently on tour in support of Jubilee through the end of the year. All dates below.

TOUR DATES: 9/30 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom * - SOLD OUT | TICKETS ADDED 10/1 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom * - SOLD OUT 10/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent * - SOLD OUT 10/3 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent * - SOLD OUT 10/4 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park * -SOLD OUT | TICKETS ADDED 10/5 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl * 10/7 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf * - SOLD OUT 10/8 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater * - SOLD OUT 10/9 - Lawrence, KC @ Liberty Hall * 10/10 - St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall * - SOLD OUT 10/11 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall * - SOLD OUT 10/12 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall * - SOLD OUT 10/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel * - SOLD OUT | TICKETS ADDED 10/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel * - SOLD OUT | TICKETS ADDED 10/16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel * - SOLD OUT 10/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel # - SOLD OUT | TICKETS ADDED 10/29 - Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory ^ 10/30 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^ 10/31 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s (Levitation) 11/1 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger ^ 11/3 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress (Outdoor Plaza) ^ 11/4 - Tempe, AZ @ Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium ^ 11/7 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre ^ 11/9 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^ 11/11 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery ^ - SOLD OUT 11/12 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Madonna Inn ^ 11/13 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst ^ 11/14 - Perris, CA @ Desert Daze ^ 11/15 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House ^ - SOLD OUT 11/16 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House ^ 3/13 - Madrid, ES @ Sala Independence 3/14 - Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo 3/16 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquineire 3/17 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix 3/19 - Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso Noord 3/20 - Hamburg, HH @ Molotow Musikclub 3/21 - Copenhagen, DE @ Hotel Cecil 3/22 - Berlin, DE @ Franzz Club 3/23 - Cologne, DE @ Luxor 3/25 - Bristol, UK @ SXW 3/26 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 3/27 - Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke's 3/28 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Community Room 3/30 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum 6/9 - Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound Festival   * w/ Luna Li # w/ Charly Bliss ^ w/ SASAMI

JAPANESE BREAKFAST SABLE (ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK)  SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 BUY THE ALBUM 1. Main Menu 2. Glider 3. Better the Mask 4. The Ewer (Day) 5. The Ewer (Night) 6. Eccria (Day) 7. Eccria (Night) 8. Campfires 9. Exploration (Ships) 10. Exploration (Ruins) 11. Exploration (Nature) 12. Beetle’s Nest 13. Glow Worm Cave 14. Pyraustas Ruin 15. Badlands (Night) 16. Hakoa (Day) 17. Hakoa (Night) 18. Sansee (Day) 19. Sansee (Night) 20. Redsee (Day) 21. The Wash (Day) 22. Chum Lair 23. Beetle Detour 24. Machinist’s Theme 25. Cartographer’s Theme 26. Mask Caster’s Theme 27. Mischievous Children 28. Ibexxi Camp (Day) 29. Ibexxi Camp (Night) 30. Burnt Oak Station (Day) 31. Burnt Oak Station (Night) 32. Abandoned Grounds

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