Japanese Breakfast, the indie rock project of Michelle Zauner, has announced a brand new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), arriving March 21st via Dead Oceans. As a first taste, the singer-songwriter has shared the lead single “Orlando in Love” (stream it below). She’s also announced an accompanying tour that is set to go down later this year.
Produced by Blake Mills, who has worked with such names as Bob Dylan and Fiona Apple, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) sees Japanese Breakfast embrace the studio for the first time. While previous projects found Zauner recording in makeshift and unconventional environments, she tracked the new set of songs at Sound City in Los Angles.
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The new studio setting results in Japanese Breakfast coming through with lush, romantic music that’s underlined with a touch of — you guessed it — melancholy. Zauner cites the aftermath of the unexpected success of her 2021 album Jubilee and her memoir Crying In H Mart as a primary thematic inspiration. Turning inward, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) showcases a more contemplative and cautious Japanese Breakfast.
“I felt seduced by getting what I always wanted,” Zauner said in a statement. “I was flying too close to the sun, and I realized if I kept going I was going to die.”
In addition to the album announcement, Japanese Breakfast also unveiled plans for their 2025 tour. The run kicks off with an appearance at Coachella 2025 before making its way across the country. Tickets for all of the new tour dates are available via Ticketmaster.
“Orlando in Love” arrives as the first preview of Japanese Breakfast’s new era. Fittingly, the song is gorgeously orchestrated with lyrics that take inspiration from an unfinished Renaissance epic. Watch the lyric video below.
Revisit our 2021 interview with Zauner, where she discusses Jubilee, Crying in H Mart, and more. Then, see where Jubilee landed on our list of the Top Albums of 2021 (hint: it’s very high).
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) Artwork:
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) Tracklist:
01. Here is Someone
02. Orlando in Love
03. Honey Water
04. Mega Circuit
05. Little Girl
06. Leda
07. Picture Window
08. Men in Bars (Feat. Jeff Bridges)
09. Winter in LA
10. Magic Mountain
Japanese Breakfast 2025 Tour Dates:
04/12 & 04/19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
04/23 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live)
04/24 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
04/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
04/27 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
04/28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/02 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed
05/03 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
05/05 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
05/07 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
05/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
05/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark
06/21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
06/24 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
06/25 – Stockholm, SE @ Filadelfia
06/26 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
06/29 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
06/30 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
07/03 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
07/04-07/06 – Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
07/08 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
07/10-07/12 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
08/20 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
08/23 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
08/28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
08/30 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
09/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
09/06 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
09/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory