Japanese Breakfast joins host Raina Douris

Michelle Zauner, of Japanese Breakfast, is on a trajectory. Not only did she author the New York Times bestselling memoir, Crying In H Mart, but she also entered new sonic territory with her 2021 album, Jubilee. The record marked a joyful sonic departure from her earlier, darker songwriting themes. To celebrate the release of Japanese Breakfast’s new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), we’re listening back to a 2021 interview with Zauner, where she discusses her then new album, her memoir, and the stories behind them.

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Today’s Playlist
Peter Gabriel “That Voice Again” So
Japanese Breakfast “Be Sweet” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Japanese Breakfast “Kokomo, IN” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion “Tell Him” Higher Ground
Brandi Carlile “Things I Regret” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Japanese Breakfast “Savage Good Boy” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Date With The Night” Fever To Tell
Japanese Breakfast “Tactics” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Mitski “First Love / Late Spring” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Pixies “Wave of Mutilation” Doolittle
The Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy!” Boys and Girls in America

Hour Two
Eurythmics “Here Comes The Rain Again” Touch
Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift
Patti Smith “Gloria” Horses
World Party “Private Revolution” Private Revolution
Prince “Kiss” Parade
Future Islands “Seasons” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Vampire Weekend “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The Revivalists “Kid” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Sam Fender “People Watching” People Watching
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand
Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” Veckatimest
Fontaines D.C. “It’s Amazing To Be Young” Single
Phoenix “Lisztomania” Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
The National “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness” Sleep Well Beast
Talk Talk “Talk Talk” The Party’s Over