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For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 2025

pop 32 min 10 tracks Dead Oceans

For Melancholy Brunettes is the fourth studio album by American indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. The album was produced by Blake Mills and released on March 21, 2025, through Dead Oceans. Two singles, "Orlando in Love" and "Mega Circuit”, were released earlier in the year.

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Character

Character-led, spare, contemporary and classical in form.

character-ledplot-driven
sparerichly built
contemporarynostalgic
classical in form

Tracks

1Here Is Someone3:09
2Orlando in Love2:25
3Honey Water4:51
4Mega Circuit3:05
5Little Girl3:40
6Leda3:19
7Picture Window2:58
8Men in Bars2:49
9Winter in LA2:59
10Magic Mountain3:08

10 tracks, 32 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Japanese Breakfast
Label: Dead Oceans
Released: March 21, 2025
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: XE

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