Japanese Breakfast
American indie pop band
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| 2025 | Michelle Zauner directs the film 'Orlando in Love' |
| 2025 | Michelle Zauner directs the film 'Picture Window' |
| 2025 | Michelle Zauner begins a new creative phase with the album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)', marking a continuation of her musical project Japanese Breakfast. |
| March 21 2025 | Dead Oceans is set to release the band's fourth album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)', which was recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Blake Mills. |
| March 18 2025 | Japanese Breakfast announced on social media that they wrote a song for Celine Song's film Materialists. |
| 2025 | Japanese Breakfast released 'Orlando in Love', which reached #32 on charts, from the album For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) |
| 2024 | Japanese Breakfast released 'The Ballad of the Witches' Road (Pop Version)' as a non-album single from Agatha All Along |
| October 2023 | After completing the Jubilee Tour, Michelle Zauner announced plans to move to Seoul, South Korea in December to work on a new album and book. |
| 2022 | Japanese Breakfast contributed 'Nobody Sees Me Like You Do' to the compilation album Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono |
| 2022 | The band receives Grammy Award nominations for Best Alternative Music Album (Jubilee) and Best New Artist. |
| 2022 | Performed 'Be Sweet' on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, nominated for Best Live/Livestream Act at Libera Awards |
| 2022 | Won Record of the Year at the Libera Awards for the album 'Jubilee' |
| 2022 | Won Marketing Genius award at the Libera Awards |
| 2022 | Nominated for GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist with the album 'Jubilee' |
| 2022 | Won Creative Packaging award at the Libera Awards for 'Jubilee' |
| July 2022 | Collaborated with Goose Island Brewery to produce a limited-edition lager named 'Be Sweet', sold at the Pitchfork Music Festival with proceeds donated to Heart of Dinner charity. |
| March 2022 | Japanese Breakfast announced they would open for Florence and the Machine, The National, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. |
| March 30 2022 | Released second 'Spotify Singles' EP through Dead Oceans label, available on streaming platforms. |
| 2021 | Michelle Zauner continued directing music videos for Japanese Breakfast, including 'Be Sweet', 'Posing in Bondage', and 'Savage Good Boy'. |
| 2021 | Launched the Jubilee Tour in support of her third studio album, marking a new phase of her musical career after the previous tours. |
| October 18 2021 | Released 'Live at Electric Lady' EP through Dead Oceans label, available on streaming platforms. |
| September 24 2021 | Released the original soundtrack album for the video game Sable through Sony Masterworks, with the album available on LP, CD, digital download, and streaming platforms. The album peaked at number 48 on the US charts and number 7 on the UK Official Soundtrack chart. |
| September 23 2021 | The video game Sable and its soundtrack by Japanese Breakfast were released. |
| June 4 2021 | Released third studio album 'Jubilee' through Dead Oceans label, available in LP, CD, cassette, digital download, and streaming formats. The album charted in multiple countries, including peaking at #7 on US Alternative and Rock charts. |
| June 4 2021 | Japanese Breakfast released their third studio album Jubilee, which was inspired by joy and influenced by Björk's Homogenic album. |
| March 2 2021 | Japanese Breakfast released the lead single 'Be Sweet' from their album Jubilee, along with an accompanying music video. |
| July 5 2019 | Released 'W Records x Japanese Breakfast' EP through W label, available on 7-inch vinyl, digital download, and streaming platforms. |
| 2018 | Shedworks indie game developer commissioned Michelle Zauner to write the soundtrack for their video game Sable, which would be mostly ambient music inspired by video game soundtracks. |
| September 28 2018 | Released 'Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series, Vol. 3' EP through Dead Oceans label, available on 7-inch vinyl, digital download, and streaming platforms. |
| April 28 2018 | Released 'Spotify Singles' EP through Dead Oceans label, available on 7-inch vinyl, digital download, and streaming platforms. |
| February 13 2018 | Released the music video for 'Boyish', which Zauner directed and considered her 'favorite video yet', featuring a high school dance scene with musician Leslie Bear and a cameo by Lindsey Jordan. |
| 2017 | The band's lineup changed, with Leslie Bear briefly joining on bass, Kat Casale leaving, and Devin Craige and Peter Bradley added to the group. |
| 2017 | Continued the Psychopomp Tour and began the Soft Sounds from Another Planet Tour, promoting her second studio album. |
| 2017 | Japanese Breakfast collaborates with Giraffage on the track 'Maybes' from the album Too Real |
| October 19 2017 | Released a music video for 'Body is a Blade', which was animated using old family photographs and video of Zauner visiting personal locations. |
| July 14 2017 | Released the full album Soft Sounds from Another Planet, which explores themes of detachment and trauma. |
| July 6 2017 | Released the third single 'Road Head' from the album Soft Sounds from Another Planet. |
| June 7 2017 | Released the single 'Boyish' from the upcoming album Soft Sounds from Another Planet. |
| May 4 2017 | Japanese Breakfast released the single 'Machinist' and announced their second studio album, Soft Sounds from Another Planet. |
| 2016 | Michelle Zauner began directing music videos for her band Japanese Breakfast, starting with 'In Heaven' and 'Jane Cum' directed with Adam Kolodny. |
| 2016 | Michelle Zauner launched the Psychopomp Tour, supporting her debut album of the same name, which began a significant touring period for Japanese Breakfast. |
| 2016 | Craig Hendrix joins the band as bass player |
| 2016 | Michelle Zauner and Adam Kolodny co-directed the music video for 'Everybody Wants To Love You'. |
| August 16 2016 | Released 'Japanese Breakfast on Audiotree Live' EP through Audiotree Music, available as a digital download and streaming. |
| June 23 2016 | Signed with Dead Oceans record label, which announced the international re-release of 'Psychopomp' and released a music video for 'Jane Cum'. |
| April 1 2016 | Released the full studio album 'Psychopomp', which dealt with Zauner's mother's death and was described as sonically upbeat despite its heavy themes. |
| April 1 2016 | Released debut studio album 'Psychopomp' through Yellow K and Dead Oceans labels, available in LP, CD, cassette, digital download, and streaming formats. |
| February 18 2016 | Released the second single 'Everybody Wants to Love You' from the album Psychopomp. |
| January 2016 | Japanese Breakfast began the rollout of their first studio album 'Psychopomp' with the single 'In Heaven' released via Stereogum. |
| 2014 | Zauner returns to her hometown of Eugene, Oregon, to care for her ailing mother, continuing to record music as a way to cope with stress and later, grief. |
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