Top Tracks: “Be Sweet,” “Road Head,” “Boyish”
Similar Artists: Soccer Mommy, Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers
Recent News: Their new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) arrives March 21. The album’s tour begins April 12.
No musical artist can intertwine melancholy with dreamy pop melodies quite like Japanese Breakfast. Since the success of their breakthrough 2021 album Jubilee, which earned the project Grammy nominations for both Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album, Japanese Breakfast has become one of the most well-known and beloved names in independent music.
Founded by Michelle Zauner after she left her former band, emo group Little Big League, Japanese Breakfast was initially a solo project of Zauner. In 2016, the project officially became a band and is now composed of the Zauner (vocals, guitar) — the band’s primary songwriter — as well as Peter Bradley (guitar), Deven Craige (bass) and Craig Hendrix (drums, keyboards).
Known for their signature blend of lo-fi and indie pop, over the years Japanese Breakfast have toured alongside Mitski, Florence + the Machine, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Tegan and Sara. The band has also released three studio albums, including Psychopomp (2016), Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017) and Jubilee (2021).
Now, Japanese Breakfast are gearing up to release their fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), out March 21 via Dead Oceans. Having released two singles ahead of the album, “Orlando in Love” and “Mega Circuit,” the upcoming album is already expressed as a highly emotive body of work that explores sadness, happiness and grief. Both thematically and sonically, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) conveys a heightened sense of growth and maturity from Japanese Breakfast.
Following the album’s release, the band will embark on the Melancholy Tour, making their way across North America, Europe and the U.K. Beginning April 12 in Indio, California, Japanese Breakfast will tour throughout North America, as well as select European and U.K. dates in June, before making their way back to the states and ending the tour in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 9.
Pre-order For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) here.
Buy tickets to see Japanese Breakfast on tour here.
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