On January 26, experimental pop band Japanese Breakfast will be releasing their cover of “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do,” originally by Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter Yoko Ono.
This cover release precedes the premiere of a tribute album dedicated to Yoko Ono, compiled by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and unveiled earlier this month with the release of Byrne and Yo La Tengo’s cover of “Who Has Seen The Wind?” which was heralded by the New York Times as “a reverberant meditation.” The album, titled Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, will be featuring an incredible roster of artists covering Ono’s seminal work, including other contributing artists such as David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, Death Cab, US Girls, Amber Coffman, Deerhoof, the Flaming Lips, and more. Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono is set for release in February 18, aptly coinciding Ono’s 89th birthday.
In the trailer for the project’s accompanying podcast, which was hosted by Gibbard and veteran music journalist Jenny Eliscu, Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner shares of Ono: “She was the most – sort of – hated woman in music for a while – so unfairly – that I think, obviously, as an Asian woman, I sided with her, and saw her as a very deep and complex artist that was being unfairly judged by the world and how difficult that must have been,” comments the Korean-American musician. “That became very symbolic for me.”
Headed by Korean-American musician, director, and author Michelle Zauner, Japanese Breakfast is an alternative/experimental pop band that has been hailed for its clean, lo-fi sound. Their 2021 album, Jubilee, earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album, as well as Best New Artist at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
As the date for the release of Yoko Ono’s tribute album approaches, you can watch Japanese Breakfast’s cover for “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do” here.
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