
Japanese Breakfast’s journey of growth: “Have fun. Don’t overthink it”
Michelle Zauner on the gorgeous new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, lessons learnt from burnout and why she’ll be the “amuse-bouche of Glastonbury”

Watch Japanese Breakfast cover Gorillaz' 'On Melancholy Hill' at Coachella 2025
Michelle Zauner and co also performed four tracks from new album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)'

Watch Japanese Breakfast perform 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)' songs at theatrical museum show
The band released their new album last week

Bilbao BBK 2025: Damiano David, Sparks and more announced as full line-up revealed
Kaytranada, Japanese Breakfast, Hinds and more will also be performing at the Spanish festival in July

The Japanese Breakfast story so far in 8 songs
NME pinpoints the essential songs of Michelle Zauner’s expansive creative journey so far as her beloved band release album four, ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’

Japanese Breakfast – ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’ review: a work of art
Michelle Zauner’s deliciously nuanced songwriting shines on the indie rockers’ bold, beautifully realised fourth album

Japanese Breakfast’s 'Crying In H Mart' film adaptation is put "on pause"
Michelle Zauner had written the screenplay herself, based on her hit 2021 memoir, but the film will now not happen "anytime soon"

NME’s most anticipated album releases of 2025
This year brings new records from FKA Twigs, The Weeknd, Sam Fender, Lana Del Rey and many more

Japanese Breakfast shares 'Orlando In Love' to announce new album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' and 2025 tour
The album follow's the group's 2021 Grammy-nominated LP 'Jubilee'

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner planning "hiatus" in Korea to work on new book
"I think it was such a natural response to writing a book that was so rooted in the past"