For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)

General | Apr 2025

Reviews

Red West
Reviewed 2025-05-23
Singer-songwriter with broad appeal. Folk-coffeehouse is the common musicality in all the tracks which veers towards rock, country, pop in places. Fem vocals. No FCCs detected.

1. + Pretty and gentle. Plucked guitar, harp-like, lush production
2. Country coffehouse, short & beautiful by the end. The album's title references these lyrics.
3. + A bit more rocking, and I like the chord progression. Mid-tempo, a tiny hint of shoegaze, feedback builds up at end.
4. + Toe-tapping pop, upbeat
5. Introspective and a little sad, acoustic guitar and simple drums
6. Vocals resigned to helplessness, pretty strings back up light guitar
7. + Rock & twang touches and uptempo beat makes for an enjoyable tune
8. Country/Americana, plodding beat. M vocal backup.
9. Decent mid-tempo song, harkens to 70's girl-groups
10. + Cello sounds good accenting the acoustic guitar, contrasting Zauner's high vocals. Glockenspiel in 2nd half gives a lullaby sparkle to the ending track.

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Charting

2025-05-29 — 2025-08-31
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 31 1
Aug 24 1
Aug 17 2
Aug 10 1
Aug 3 1
Jul 27 2
Jul 20 1
Jul 13 2

Track listing

1. Here Is Someone 3:09
2. Orlando in Love 2:25
3. Honey Water 4:51
4. Mega Circuit 3:05
5. Little Girl 3:40
6. Leda 3:19
7. Picture Window 2:58
8. Men in Bars 2:49
9. Winter in LA 2:59
10. Magic Mountain 3:09