Japanese Breakfast expands the world of ‘For Melancholy Brunettes’ with new shuffling single

From the lush, baroque “Orlando In Love” to the guitar-driven, rock thumper “Mega Circuit,” Japanese Breakfast shows off a new side of the forthcoming album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) today. The new single also gets a visual: a lo-fi music video of songwriter Michelle Zauner tromping around the woods, hunting with the bros, and hopping on and off ATVs. “[‘Mega Circuit’] is sort of an examination of contemporary masculinity, and explores a conflicted desire to embrace a generation that in the absence of positive role models has found refuge in violence and bigotry.”

For Melancholy Brunettes, due out March 21st via Dead Oceans, follows a cultural breakthrough for Japanese Breakfast on the success of ’21’s Jubilee and her NYT bestselling book Crying In H Mart. “I felt seduced by getting what I always wanted,” says Zauner. “I was flying too close to the sun, and I realized if I kept going I was going to die.” So where does she go from there? Brunettes sees Zauner flex her well-earned credibility, with production from Grammy Award winner Blake Mills (“quietly regarded as many a legacy artist’s favorite guitar player”), and engineering at Sound City (After The Gold Rush, Fleetwood Mac, Nevermind). “Mega Circuit” even features legacy session drummer Jim Keltner, who has played for three former Beatles (all but McCartney).

With the release of “Mega Circuit” also comes new tour dates for Japanese Breakfast. They play Philly’s The Met two nights on May 15th and 16th. Get your tickets at the WXPN Concerts and Events page.

Tour Dates
Apr 12 & 19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Apr 23 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live) *
Apr 24 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom *
Apr 26 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
Apr 27 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
Apr 28 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
May 1 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *
May 2 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed * – SOLD OUT
May 3 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
May 5 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
May 6 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
May 7 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
May 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * – SOLD OUT
May 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * – SOLD OUT
May 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
May 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
May 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
May 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
Jun 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
Jun 24 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
Jun 25 – Stockholm, SE @ Filadelfia
Jun 26 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Jun 29 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
Jun 30 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
Jul 1 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol
Jul 3 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Jul 4-6 – Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
Jul 5 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Jul 8 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
July 10-12 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
Aug 23 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
Aug 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
Aug 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic * – SOLD OUT
Aug 30 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
Sep 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater *
Sep 2 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo *
Sep 3 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo *
Sep 6 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *
Sep 9 – St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theater *
Sep 10 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *

* w/ Ginger Root