Jubilee (Japanese Breakfast album)

Jubilee
Studio album by
Japanese Breakfast
ReleasedJune 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
Recorded2019[1]
Genre
Length36:59
LabelDead Oceans
Producer
Japanese Breakfast chronology
Soft Sounds from Another Planet
(2017) 		Jubilee
(2021) 		Sable (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
(2021)
Singles from Jubilee
  1. "Be Sweet"
    Released: March 2, 2021[2]
  2. "Posing in Bondage"
    Released: April 8, 2021[3]
  3. "Savage Good Boy"
    Released: May 19, 2021[4]
  4. "Paprika"
    Released: September 27, 2021[5]

Jubilee is the third studio album by American indie pop band Japanese Breakfast, released on June 4, 2021 through Dead Oceans. Released shortly after the publication of her memoir Crying in H Mart, frontwoman Michelle Zauner said, "After spending the last five years writing about grief," she wanted Japanese Breakfast's third album "to be about joy".[6]

Upon release, Jubilee received widespread acclaim from critics who praised its joyfulness and its production. It received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and won 4 Libera Awards, including Record of the Year. Commercially, it is the group's most successful album, becoming their first to chart on the Billboard 200 where it peaked at number 56.

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