Indie pop band Japanese Breakfast has announced their fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), due out March 21, through Dead Oceans. Produced by Grammy Award winner Blake Mills — renowned for his work with Bob Dylan and Fiona Apple — the album marks the band’s first proper studio release and was recorded at the iconic Sound City in Los Angeles. Departing from the bright extroversion of Jubilee, frontwoman and songwriter Michelle Zauner dives into the moody depths of melancholy, a fertile space often associated with poetic inspiration.
For Melancholy Brunettes reflects Zauner’s life following the release of Jubilee and her bestselling memoir Crying In H Mart, both of which catapulted her and the band to mainstream stardom. Jubilee featured hit singles like “Paprika,” “Kokomo, IN” and “Be Sweet,” the latter featured on Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.
“I felt seduced by getting what I always wanted,” Zauner said in a press release. “I was flying too close to the sun, and I realized if I kept going I was going to die.”
The album’s lead single, “Orlando in Love,” debuts today (Jan. 7, 2025). Inspired by John Cheever’s take on Orlando Innamorato, an unfinished Renaissance epic by Matteo Maria Boiardo, the track is a layered reflection on love and longing.
Preorder For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) now.
To support the forthcoming album, Japanese Breakfast has also announced a 2025 tour, their first in three years. The tour kicks off with a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, before continuing with headline shows across North America and Europe throughout 2025.
Pre-sale begin tomorrow, Jan. 8, with general on-sale beginning Friday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. local time.
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) Tracklist:
1. Here is Someone
2. Orlando in Love
3. Honey Water
4. Mega Circuit
5. Little Girl
6. Leda
7. Picture Window
8. Men in Bars (Feat. Jeff Bridges)
9. Winter in LA
10. Magic Mountain
TOUR DATES:
Apr 12 & 19 / Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
Apr 23 / Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live)
Apr 24 / Dallas, TX
Apr 26 / Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Apr 27 / Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Apr 28 / Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 3 / Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
May 5 / Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
May 7 / Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
May 9 / Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
May 16 / Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
Jun 24 / Oslo @ Rockefeller
Jun 25 / Stockholm @ Filadelfia
Jun 26 / Copenhagen @ VEGA
Jun 29 / Manchester @ Academy 1
Jun 30 / Glasgow @ Barrowland
Jul 3 / London @ O2 Academy Brixton
Jul 4-6 / Ewijk @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
Jul 8 / Paris @ Le Trianon
Jul 10-12 / Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
Aug 20 / San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Aug 28 / San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Aug 30 / Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Sept 1 / Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
Sept 9 / Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
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