Greg Mendez Releases New Album 'Beauty Land'
GREG MENDEZ
RELEASES NEW ALBUM
TODAY VIA DEAD OCEANS
EXPANDS 2026 TOUR DATES
WATCH VIDEO FOR ALBUM STANDOUT “SO MEAN”
Greg Mendez releases his anticipated new album, Beauty Land, today via Dead Oceans. On Beauty Land, Mendez perfects his raw and quietly devastating sound, as evidenced by the album’s singles “I Wanna Feel Pretty,” “Gentle Love / Frog,” “No Evil,” and “So Mean,” released today alongside an understatedly heartbreaking video directed by Luke LeCount, shot on 16mm film in Wildwood, NJ and at Minimart in Philadelphia, PA.
On the album, we’re guided by a wry but forgiving narrator, an underdog who has learned to balance cynicism and faith. These songs are self-effacing without self-pity, carefully constructed altars of imperfection channeled through pop melodies, shimmering but urgent guitars, and a voice that reaches for choir boy innocence.
The bulk of Beauty Land was recorded directly to tape, almost entirely alone in Mendez’s makeshift home studio in Philadelphia - a small room with no natural light. It’s his first full-length album since his unexpected breakthrough self-titled album in 2023, which was a slow burn success following 15 years of writing and recording music in relative obscurity between Philly and New York. Beauty Land picks up where we left off three years ago – plumbing the depths of grief, love, and addiction – but its intense, quiet clarity shows Mendez at his songwriting best.
Mendez is touring across North America this summer in support of Beauty Land this summer, with just-announced dates across Europe this October and November. Tickets for all shows are available now via gregmendez.net. All dates below.
WATCH THE “SO MEAN” VIDEO
Tour Dates:
06/10 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd #
06/11 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall #
06/12 - Asheville, NC - Static Age #
06/13 - Nashville, TN - The Blue Room #
06/15 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop #
06/16 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon #
06/17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry #
06/19 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis #
06/20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
06/21 - Detroit, MI - Lager House #
06/23 - Toronto, ON - Sound Garage #
06/24 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall #
06/25 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery #
06/26 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair #
06/27 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom #
06/30 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
07/01 - Kingston, NY - Tubby's #
07/10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
07/31 - Durham, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room ^
08/01 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 ^
08/02 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia ^
08/04 - Austin, TX - 29th Street Ballroom ^
08/05 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada ^
08/08 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar ^
08/09 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar ^
08/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Sid the Cat Auditorium ^
08/12 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^
08/14 - Portland, OR - Polaris ^
08/15 - Seattle, WA - Barboza ^
08/16 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret ^
08/18 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club ^
08/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court ^
08/21 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake ^
08/22 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^
08/23 - St Louis, MO - Off Broadway ^
08/24 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival ^
08/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottlerocket ^
10/27 - Berlin, DE - Lark
10/29 - Cologne, DE - JAKI
10/31 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
11/2 - Paris, FR - Pop Up Du Label
11/5 - Glasgow, UK - McChuills
11/7 - Manchester, UK - The Abbey
11/8 - Nottingham, UK - The Chapel
11/10 - Bristol, UK - The Croft
# with Scarlet Rae
^ with Maria BC
Track List:
2. Looking Out Your Window
3. Mary / Dreaming
4. Everybody Wants To Be Your Friend (Except Me)
5. Gentle Love
6. Frog
7. It Breaks My Heart
8. Sunsick
9. No Evil
10. Geranium
11. Interlude in D Minor
12. Serving Drinks
13. So Mean
14. Concussion
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