{"product_id":"greg-mendez-beauty-land-vinyl-lp","title":"GREG MENDEZ - BEAUTY LAND - RED NEBULA SPLASH VINYL LP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreg Mendez has always been an economical songwriter, he wields restraint and simplicity as tools, the core of his songs sharpened into simple, cutting truths. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeauty Land\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e his new album and debut LP for Dead Oceans, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bulk of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeauty Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas 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 since his unexpected self-titled breakthrough in 2023, which was a slow burn success following 15 years of writing and recording music in relative obscurity between Philly and New York.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeauty Land\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epicks 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePressed in 'Red Nebula Splash' Vinyl, and limited to \u003cstrong\u003eonly 100 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e with our signature, \u003cstrong\u003enumbered obi strip\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan\u003eOnly on Impressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShared with Rough Trade \/ UK, US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips May 29.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"impressed x dead oceans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53114384548158,"sku":"IMP283\/DOC373","price":64.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8676\/5630\/files\/BASE_MOCK_PREORDER_NO_OBI_NO_INSERT_7.png?v=1779759346","url":"https:\/\/impressedrecordings.com\/products\/greg-mendez-beauty-land-vinyl-lp","provider":"Impressed Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}