Michelle Zauner and co. played the track doused in dark neon blue light in front of a sign reading ‘Melancholy Inn’. The track is taken from their new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, which came out last month.
The contemplative, tender performance captured the song’s inner darkness, with Zauner singing the chilling refrain: “All of my ghosts are real / All of my ghosts are my home”.
Speaking previously about the song, Zauner has said: “Ever since I was a young girl I’ve dealt with intrusive thoughts of loved ones dying horrible deaths. When someone is running late or they’ve neglected a text or even if they’re just looking over a balcony, my mind has a tendency to run to the worst case scenario, a reflex only exacerbated by my experience of many real deaths. It can be both a relief and a struggle to love someone who doesn’t share this same proclivity for anxiety. ‘Picture Window’ explores that dynamic.”
