Japanese Breakfast has released a new video for “Winter in LA”, a standout from her latest album Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). Shot in South Korea and co-directed by Michelle Zauner and Peter Ash Lee, the video paints a moody surreal portrait of a bride unraveling on her wedding day.
“I loved the idea of playing a fussy bride who ruins her own wedding,” Zauner explains.
The video follows a string of high-profile moments for Zauner, including a well received Coachella performance.
The new album takes a turn from the brighter energy of Jubilee. It’s quiet and more reflective, a melancholy mood that Zauner describes as “anticipatory grief… an acknowledgment of the passage of time.” Sadness sits at the heart of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), but Zauner leaves space for grounding hope.
With the album out and momentum building, Japanese Breakfast has expanded her international tour with new North American dates. The tour includes dates across North America, Asia, Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Tickets may be purchased here.
TOUR DATES:
May 07 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
May 09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * – SOLD OUT
May 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * – SOLD OUT
May 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * – SOLD OUT
May 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
May 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia *
May 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia * – SOLD OUT
Jun 03 – Sydney, AU @ Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Jun 05 – Melbourne, AU @ RISING at PICA
Jun 07 – Auckland, NZ @ Auckland Town Hall
Jun 11 – Tokyo, JP @ Zepp Shunkjuku
Jun 13 – Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro
Jun 15 – Cheorwon-gun, KR @ DMZ Peace Train Music Festival
Jun 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
Jun 24 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
Jun 25 – Stockholm, SE @ Filadelfia #
Jun 26 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA #
Jun 28 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
Jun 29 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 1 #
Jun 30 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland #
Jul 01 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol #
Jul 03 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton #
Jul 4-6 – Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
Jul 05 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg #
Jul 08 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon #
July 10 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
July 27 – Portland, OR @ Project Pabst
Aug 20 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Theatre at SDSU *
Aug 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
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 01 – Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum *
Sep 02 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Amphitheater *
Sep 03 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Amphitheater *
Sep 05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series @ Pioneer Park * ^
Sep 06 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *
Sep 09 – St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theater *
Sep 10 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
* w/ Ginger Root
# w/ Minhwi Lee
^ w/ Tomper
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