JAPANESE BREAKFAST returns to Toronto in support of new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), a record that sees front-woman and songwriter Michelle Zauner pull back from the bright extroversion that defined its predecessor Jubilee to examine the darker waves that roil within, the moody, fecund field of melancholy, long held to be the psychic state of poets on the verge of inspiration. The result is an artistic statement of purpose: a mature, intricate, contemplative work that conjures the romantic thrill of a gothic novel.

GINGER ROOT, the indie soul/pop project of songwriter Cameron Lew, opens the evening.

cost: $74.10 to $234.31 at Ticketmaster

more info: Massey Hall