Japanese Breakfast, the acclaimed indie pop band led by Michelle Zauner, is embarking on 'The Melancholy Tour'. This tour coincides with the release of their fourth studio album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)', produced by Grammy Award winner Blake Mills. The tour will feature performances at iconic venues such as the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Massey Hall in Toronto, and Brooklyn Paramount. Join us as we delve into the artistic depth and evolution of Japanese Breakfast and the impactful themes that define their latest work.

Exploring Japanese Breakfast's 'The Melancholy Tour' and Their Artistic Evolution

Japanese Breakfast - The Melancholy Tour

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After a decade making the most of improvised recording spaces set in warehouses, trailers and lofts, Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), marks the band’s first proper studio release. Produced by Grammy Award winner Blake Mills — an innovator of uncommon subtlety, known for his work with everyone from Bob Dylan to Fiona Apple and quietly regarded as many a legacy artist’s favorite guitar player — and tracked at the venerable Sound City in Los Angeles — birthplace of After The Gold Rush, Fleetwood Mac and Nevermind among other classics — the record sees front-woman and songwriter Michelle Zauner pull back from the bright extroversion that defined its predecessor Jubilee to examine the darker waves that roil within, the moody, fecund field of melancholy, long held to be the psychic state of poets on the verge of inspiration. The result is an artistic statement of purpose: a mature, intricate, contemplative work that conjures the romantic thrill of a gothic novel.

Japanese Breakfast

9 - 11 May, 2025