Japanese Breakfast joins host Raina Douris

Michelle Zauner, of Japanese Breakfast, is on a trajectory. Not only did she author the New York Times bestselling memoir, Crying In H Mart, but she also entered new sonic territory with her 2021 album, Jubilee. The record marked a joyful sonic departure from her earlier, darker songwriting themes. To celebrate the release of Japanese Breakfast’s new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), we’re listening back to a 2021 interview with Zauner, where she discusses her then new album, her memoir, and the stories behind them.

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Today’s Playlist

Peter Gabriel “That Voice Again” So

Japanese Breakfast “Be Sweet” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Japanese Breakfast “Kokomo, IN” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion “Tell Him” Higher Ground

Brandi Carlile “Things I Regret” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Japanese Breakfast “Savage Good Boy” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Date With The Night” Fever To Tell

Japanese Breakfast “Tactics” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Mitski “First Love / Late Spring” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Pixies “Wave of Mutilation” Doolittle

The Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy!” Boys and Girls in America

Hour Two
Eurythmics “Here Comes The Rain Again” Touch

Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift

Patti Smith “Gloria” Horses

World Party “Private Revolution” Private Revolution

Prince “Kiss” Parade

Future Islands “Seasons” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Vampire Weekend “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

The Revivalists “Kid” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Sam Fender “People Watching” People Watching

Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand

Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” Veckatimest

Fontaines D.C. “It’s Amazing To Be Young” Single

Phoenix “Lisztomania” Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Sleep Well Beast

Talk Talk “Talk Talk” The Party’s Over