It would be too easy to shunt indie-pop idea machine Japanese Breakfast’s records into categories — here’s the sad one, the science fiction one, the happy one — especially given the title of her ...

Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast performs at 'A New York Evening With Japanese Breakfast' at National Sawdust on March 19, 2025 in New York CREDIT: Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ...

Like many great musicians before her, Zauner has crafted a unique album that is also a departure from her previous sound. Jubilee had some rockers on it, and its '80s influences were clear. For ...

Japanese Breakfast, the indie-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michelle Zauner, is one of many musical projects that has become identified with the “sad girl” archetype. This aesthetic, fueled by ...

Don’t let the title – itself a nod to a John Cheever short story – fool you: the deeper you listen to For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the harder it is to pigeonhole it. It’s less for any kind ...