{"product_id":"japanese-breakfast-for-melancholy-brunettes-sad-women","title":"Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes \u0026 SAD WOMEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #202020;\"\u003eJapanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (\u0026amp; Sad Women)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #202020;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #202020;\"\u003e(Staff Review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #202020; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eFor Melancholy Brunettes (\u0026amp; Sad Women)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e is the latest album from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eJapanese Breakfast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e, marking the first new release from Michelle Zauner’s indie-pop project in nearly four years since 2021’s widely acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eJubilee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e. That record saw Zauner move away from the indie-rock foundations of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003ePsychopomp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e (2016) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eSoft Sounds from Another Planet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e (2017), embracing an extroverted pop gloss that resulted in a superb collection of eclectic 21st-century indie-pop. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eFor Melancholy Brunettes (\u0026amp; Sad Women)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e, she retains the crystal-clear production and pop-inspired sheen of its predecessor but achieves, as the title may suggest, a more introspective, soul-searching work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eCreatively, this shift makes perfect sense. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eJubilee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e proved that Zauner was as adept at crafting bright, buoyant pop as she was at moody, spaced-out rock. In interviews, she has hinted that her fourth album is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e“the artist’s record”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e—suggesting that while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003ePsychopomp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eSoft Sounds from Another Planet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e were the groundwork for breaking into the industry, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eJubilee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003ewas the glossy, label-pleasing breakout, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eFor Melancholy Brunettes (\u0026amp; Sad Women)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e is the deeply personal project she has now earned the freedom to make. And on first listen, it delivers exactly that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eThe album’s lush instrumentation immediately stands out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eOrlando in Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e is adorned with crisp, intimate acoustic guitars and sweeping, breezy strings, creating a dreamy, weightless lilt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eMega Circuit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e leans into country influences, its sweet twang underscored by honky-tonk piano and the signature drumming of session legend Jim Keltner (known for his work with Ry Cooder). The album’s roots-inspired inflections reach their peak with the startling ballad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eMen in Bars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e, featuring an unexpected yet fitting guest vocal from actor and musician Jeff Bridges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eWhile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eHoney Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e—a hazy, bustling dream-pop track—feels closest in spirit to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eJubilee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e, the album shines most in its subtler, more introspective moments. The delicate intricacies of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eLittle Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eLeda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e highlight Zauner’s ability to weave emotion into the smallest sonic details. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eWinter in L.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e evokes the nostalgic warmth of recent albums including Clairo’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eCharm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e (2024) and Jessica Pratt's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eHere In The Pitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003e (2024), with a dedication to instrumental craft that recalls the magic of ’60s and early ’70s records. Much of this richness can be credited to Zauner’s collaboration with producer Blake Mills, whom she specifically sought to extract the deepest potential from these brief, intimate songs—without over-embellishing them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020; background: white;\"\u003eThe album closes with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020;\"\u003eMagic Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #202020; background: white;\"\u003e, a restrained yet stunning finale featuring elegant cello, glistening guitar, and rippling synths. 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