Japanese Breakfast | photo by Ebru Yildiz | courtesy of the artist
Michelle Zauner’s Japanese Breakfast just blessed us with a second single in anticipation of her upcoming (and very eagerly awaited) sophomore album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, which is due out on July 14th on Dead oceans. Traveling back in time from the futuristic, electro-pop dance party of “Machinist” comes the 50’s reminiscent, somber and sweeping ballad of “Boyish.”
Paired with vulnerable lyrics on feelings of inadequacy and jealousy is the song’s wistful sound. Opening with purposeful percussion and dreamy vocals, “Boyish” soon builds into a grandiose, expansive chorus backed by lush arrangements — adding an old-school drama and larger-than-life element to the song’s melancholy mood.
Japanese Breakfast is currently hitting the road with (Sandy) Alex G and Cende, where they will make a glorious stop at Union Transfer on July 8th. This kind of heaven-sent lineup doesn’t grow on trees, so go on now and peruse info on tickets here. Listen to “Boyish” below.
TOUR DATES:
6/7 – Orlando, FL @ The Social *
6/9 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
6/10 – Austin, TX @ The Parish *
6/11 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
6/13 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *
6/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *
6/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *
6/17 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
6/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
6/20 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
6/21 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt *
6/22 – Portland, OR @ Holocene *
6/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
6/25 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
6/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *
6/28 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
6/29 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness *
6/30 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s *
7/1 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
7/2 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
7/4 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB *
7/5 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *
7/6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
7/7 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
7/8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
7/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool ~
7/27 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^
7/28 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^
7/29 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^
7/31 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ^
8/2 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater ^
10/23 – Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
10/25 – Berlin, DE @ Badenhouse
11/2 – Brighton, GB @ The Joker
11/6 – Leeds, GB @ Headrow House
11/7 – London, GB @ The Dome Tufnell Park
* w/ (Sandy) Alex G & Cende
^ w/ Tegan & Sara
~ Free Record Release Show w/ Yohuna (Starts at 2PM)
