Made in Nippon

Made in Nippon is the debut album by Auckland Central indie rock band Charlie Freak. Released on the 13th of December 2015 on cassette through Sticks and Stone Records.

Background & recording
For most of mid to late 2015, Charlie Freak was on hiatus after a breakup post on Facebook.

Without any warning, the band released their debut album, Made in Nippon, on the 13th of December 2015.{{sup| The album was released on cassette through Sticks and Stone Records, limited to a pressing of 100 copies.{{sup|

The album is named after Made in Nippon, a Japanese grocery store on Queen Street that is permanently closed, and has a rehearsal space above it where the band wrote the songs on the album. Drums were recorded by Darryn Paterson-Harkness at Platform Studios; guitars, bass and vocals were recorded by Ethan Moore and Charlie Freak at DP Studios, Burgoyne Tea House and Platform Studios; all songs were mixed and mastered by Scott Seabright at Roundhead Studios.{{sup| }}

Exactly one month later, on the 13th of January 2016, the band uploaded a music video for "Tears Enough", directed by Matt Hunter.{{sup| On that same day, they were Mac DeMarco's support band at King's Arms tavern with Yukon Era.{{sup|

Charlie Freak

 * Leith Towers - vocals, guitar
 * Reuben Grant - guitar, backing vocals
 * Ehtan Moore - bass, engineering
 * Callum Lewis - drums

Technical

 * Scott Seabright - mixing, mastering
 * Darryn Paterson-Harkness - drum engineering
 * Bliss Graet - album artwork
 * Ria Bhogal - j-card photos

Links
This album has been removed from all streaming services and social media.