GREG MENDEZ RELEASES NEW SONG + VIDEO “NO EVIL”
BEAUTY LAND OUT MAY 29TH VIA DEAD OCEANS
2026 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
Greg Mendez by Stephen Yang
“In less than two minutes, Greg Mendez can express a lifetime’s worth of pain, regret, and resilience.” – Pitchfork
“It’s at once a grandiose and understated… Mendez’s severe lyrical specificity opens up entire worlds in which the listener can find themselves.” – Rolling Stone
“In Mendez’s hands, coming to terms with the worst of times has led to music so grippingly human, you’ll want to hear him grapple with his demons on an endless loop.” – NPR
“Mendez’s unrefined, plaintive voice, his piercing melodies, and his conversational but haunting lyrics all mark him out as one of the best songwriters to come out of a city teeming with great songwriters.” – Stereogum
“The best songwriters can take visceral moments from their lives and bend them to the palettes of the people listening to them unfold, so they can inject themselves into these spaces; Mendez’s ability to leave that door cracked for the rest of us is what makes him one of our subtlest geniuses.” – Paste
“Nakedly honest and gently strummed indie rock confessionals.” – The FADER
“Sweet, melancholic, and perfectly understated” – Consequence
Today Greg Mendez releases “No Evil”, the final single from his anticipated new album, Beauty Land, out May 29th via Dead Oceans. The stark track is paired with a surreal and uncanny video directed by frequent collaborator Douglas Dulgarian of They Are Gutting A Body Of Water featuring CPR dummies, parking signs and the streets of Philadelphia.
“A lot of the time I feel locked inside my own head, or maybe it’s inside all these screens. I’m not sure if I can tell the difference anymore,” Mendez explains. “This song isn’t about that, at least not in the ‘about’ sense. It’s not trying to explain or show that in particular, it’s more coincidental. Like how a landscape painting can show the sky without being ‘about’ the sky. It can just happen to be there.”
On the album, which was recently named one of the most anticipated records of the spring by Pitchfork, and has already earned adulation from outlets like Rolling Stone, The Line Of Best Fit, Consequence, The Guardian, CLASH, DORK, Paste, Stereogum and more, 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 channelled through pop melodies, shimmering but urgent guitars, and a voice that reaches for choir boy innocence.
Mendez is touring across North America this summer in support of Beauty Land with UK dates expected later in the year.
Tickets for all shows are available now via gregmendez.net
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.
Tour Dates:
10/06 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd #
11/06 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
12/06 – Asheville, NC – Static Age #
13/06 – Nashville, TN – The Blue Room #
15/06 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop #
16/06 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon #
17/06 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry #
19/06 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s Oasis #
20/06 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #
21/06 – Detroit, MI – Lager House #
23/06 – Toronto, ON – Sound Garage #
24/06 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall #
25/06 – Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery #
26/06 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair #
27/06 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom #
30/06 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
01/07 – Kingston, NY – Tubby’s #
10/07 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church #
31/07 – Durham, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room ^
01/08 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 ^
02/08 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia ^
04/08 – Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom ^
05/08 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada ^
08/08 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar ^
09/08 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar ^
10/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Sid the Cat Auditorium ^
12/08 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
14/08 – Portland, OR – Polaris ^
15/08 – Seattle, WA – Barboza ^
16/08 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret ^
18/08 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club ^
19/08 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court ^
21/08 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake ^
22/08 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar ^
23/08 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway ^
24/08 – Newport, KY – Southgate House Revival ^
25/08 – Pittsburgh, PA – Bottlerocket ^
# with Scarlet Rae
^ with Maria BC
Tracklisting:
1. I Wanna Feel Pretty
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
Beauty Land artwork
