Greg Mendez Announces New Album 'Beauty Land,' Shares "I Wanna Feel Pretty" Video
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Greg Mendez has announced his new album, Beauty Land, his first full-length release on Dead Oceans. He also shared the lead single, "I Wanna Feel Pretty," along with a music video.
Greg Mendez has officially announced his forthcoming album, Beauty Land, slated for release on May 29th. This marks the Philadelphia singer-songwriter’s debut full-length project with Dead Oceans, since signing with the label in 2024. To accompany the announcement, Mendez has dropped the lead single, "I Wanna Feel Pretty," alongside a visually striking music video directed by Rhys Scarabosio.
Beauty Land delves into weighty themes of grief, love, and addiction. Mendez crafted the album in his home studio in Pennsylvania, recording directly to tape. This album follows his critically acclaimed self-titled release in 2023.
In a press statement, Mendez elaborated on the inspiration behind the "I Wanna Feel Pretty" video: "I spent most of my childhood in the suburbs, surrounded by the American Dream. Grand and lonely, strip malls and housing developments. Cathedrals of consumerism and reconstituted culture."
He further explained, "The stores weren’t built for the towns, the towns were built for the stores. No one really belongs. The dream is close enough to smell but as soon as you reach out, your hand passes right through—a hologram of a promise. I hoped this video would feel like that."
In support of the new album, Mendez will embark on an extensive North American tour this summer, joined by Maria BC and Scarlet Rae. The tour spans numerous cities across the United States and includes two Canadian dates in Vancouver and Toronto. A complete list of tour dates is below.
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Beauty Land Tracklist:
01 I Wanna Feel Pretty
02 Looking Out Your Window
03 Mary / Dreaming
04 Everybody Wants To Be Your Friend (Except Me)
05 Gentle Love
06 Frog
07 It Breaks My Heart
08 Sunsick
09 No Evil
10 Geranium
11 Interlude in D Minor
12 Serving Drinks
13 So Mean
14 Concussion
Greg Mendez 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, Ontario - 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 ^
with Scarlet Rae
^ with Maria BC
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