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Indie rock band from Philadelphia, Eugene,Oregon,USA (formed 2013). Japanese Breakfast make music in the indie rock, experimental pop and lo-fi music genres. The band are currently on tour, with upcoming dates in Manchester and Philadelphia.
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7 Japanese Breakfast Music Videos from 2016–2023
Directed by Michelle Zauner, Adam Kolodny
A dynamic televised performance of “Paprika” by Japanese Breakfast on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, featuring a full backing band with horns, percussion, strings, and a gong—delivering…
Directed by Michelle Zauner
A slow-burning art-pop track. The video features a surreal grocery store romance and subdued tension—blending performance art with emotional isolation.
Directed by Michelle Zauner
A playful, sci‑fi‑tinged homage to “The X‑Files”, Japanese Breakfast’s “Be Sweet” video stars Michelle Zauner (as ‘Shelley Breakfast’) and Marisa “Missy” Dabice as alien-hunting agents—celebrating…
Directed by Michelle Zauner, Adam Kolodny
A playful yet emotionally poignant visual, Japanese Breakfast’s “Boyish” unfolds at a high‑school dance where Michelle Zauner’s crush turns out to be her guitar—making it…
Directed by Michelle Zauner, Adam Kolodny
A surreal and vividly stylized visual from Japanese Breakfast’s “Road Head,” directed and written by Michelle Zauner, follows a noodle‑eating, chain‑smoking protagonist sharing life with…
Directed by Michelle Zauner
A sci‑fi‑tinged short film video for “Machinist,” Michelle Zauner’s lead single from “Soft Sounds From Another Planet”, where she dismantles a spaceship in a hallucinatory…
Formed 2013 · Philadelphia, Eugene,Oregon,USA · indie rock, experimental pop · Dead Oceans
Japanese Breakfast is an American indie pop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2013. The project is fronted by vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter Michelle Zauner; she is joined in its current iteration by long-serving musicians Peter Bradley (guitar), Deven Craige (bass), and Craig Hendrix (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), as well as violinist Lauren Baba and saxophonist Adam Schatz, who have been with the ensemble since 2021. Zauner started the band as a side project in 2013, when she was leading the Philadelphia-based emo group Little Big League. She has said that she… via Wikipedia
Band Members: Michelle Zauner
Japanese Breakfast’s studio albums / EPs · 4
Everything you need to know about Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast formed in 2013.
Japanese Breakfast are from Philadelphia, Eugene,Oregon,USA.
Japanese Breakfast’s music spans indie rock, experimental pop and lo-fi music.
Japanese Breakfast have released music through Dead Oceans, W Hotels and Sony Masterworks.
Japanese Breakfast have released 4 studio albums, from Psychopomp (2016) to For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (2025).
Japanese Breakfast’s most recent studio album is For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), released in 2025.
Japanese Breakfast’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “Boyish”, “Be Sweet”, “Road Head” and “Posing In Bondage”.
Japanese Breakfast’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “Boyish” (2018), with 5.9 million views, directed by Michelle Zauner, Adam Kolodny. A playful yet emotionally poignant visual, Japanese Breakfast’s “Boyish” unfolds at a high‑school dance where Michelle Zauner’s crush turns out to be her guitar—making it an indie anthem of queer awkwardness and artistic yearning. Shot with humorous charm and nostalgic energy,…
Japanese Breakfast’s members include Michelle Zauner.
You can listen to Japanese Breakfast on Spotify, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.
