Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes ( & Sad Women ) (LP)

Michelle Zauner returns as Japanese Breakfast with her fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), released in March 2025 on Dead Oceans. The album finds Zauner leaning into lush, string-laden arrangements and a heavier guitar presence, crafting a sound that is both sweeping and deeply intimate. It's a record that embraces melancholy not as a burden, but as something rich and even indulgent.

Thematically, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) draws on mythological imagery — referencing figures like Leda and Icarus — to explore heartache and yearning on an epic scale. Standout moments like "Honey Water," "Mega Circuit," and "Men in Bars" showcase Zauner's ability to balance emotional weight with compelling, well-crafted songwriting. This is a bold and atmospheric entry in Japanese Breakfast's catalog that rewards careful listening.

• Format: Vinyl
• Label: Dead Oceans
• Genre: Pop
• Release Date: 03/21/2025
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TRACKS

A1. Here Is Someone
A2. Orlando In Love
A3. Honey Water
A4. Mega Circuit
A5. Little Girl
B1. Leda
B2. Picture Window
B3. Men In Bars
B4. Winter In LA
B5. Magic Mountain