Leading up to the March 21 arrival of their full-length record, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), Japanese Breakfast has issued their latest single, “Mega Circuit.”
“‘Mega Circuit’ was one of the first songs I wrote, intent on making a creepier, more guitar-driven record,” frontwoman Michelle Zauner shares. “The song is sort of an examination of contemporary masculinity and explores a conflicted desire to embrace a generation that, in the absence of positive role models, has found refuge in violence and bigotry. We had the legendary Jim Keltner—who’s played on everything from ‘These Days,’ to ‘Here You Come Again’ to ‘Dream Weaver’—come in and play the fiercest shuffle you’ve ever heard.”
Hear “Mega Circuit” for the first time below.
The group will be hitting the road this spring, including back-to-back weekend performances at Coachella in April and dates across the U.S., London, and Paris, to name a few. You can purchase tickets here and check out their full touring schedule below.
Tour Dates:
- April 12—Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
- April 19—Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
- April 23—Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live) *
- April 24—Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom *
- April 26—Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
- April 27—Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
- April 28—Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
- May 1—Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *
- May 2—Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *
- May 3—Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
- May 5—Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
- May 6—Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
- May 7—Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
- May 9—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
- May 10—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
- May 11—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
- May 12—Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
- May 15—Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
- May 16—Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
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- June 21—Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
- June 24—Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
- June 25—Stockholm, SE @ Filadelfia
- June 26—Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
- June 29—Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
- June 30—Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
- July 1—Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol
- July 3—London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
- July 4-6—Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
- July 5—Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
- July 8—Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
- July 10-12—Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
- Aug. 23—Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
- Aug. 27—San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
- Aug. 28—San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
- Aug. 30—Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
- Sept. 1—Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater *
- Sept. 2—Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo *
- Sept. 3—Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo *
- Sept. 6—Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *
- Sept. 9—St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theater *
- Sept. 10—Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
* With Ginger Root as support.
