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Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (2025)
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Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (2025)

After a couple of albums that struggled to find a wide audience (Jubilee in 2021 nominated for a Grammy in the Best Alternative Music Album category) this one is a terrific introduction to the clever music and lyrics of Korean-American Michelle Zauner who manages to sneak a country ballad with Jeff “The Dude” Bridges onto an album that is mostly a subdued, melodic collection of pop, baroque pop (with strings) and exotic instruments and saxophone for an adult album.

Next: Cate Le Bon, Michelangelo Dying and Pompeii; Mitski, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We