Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 7/17/26

RELEASES NEW ALBUM

BEAUTY LAND 

TODAY VIA DEAD OCEANS

EXPANDS 2026 TOUR DATES

WATCH VIDEO FOR ALBUM STANDOUT “SO MEAN”

Photo Steven 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

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.

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