Today, Landlady announces their new album, Upright Behavior, and its July 15 release on Hometapes. Alongside the reveal of the cover art and complete track list is a brand new single: “The Globe” premiered on Pitchfork today. Praising Landlady as invoking “the Band if they had Dirty Projectors’ skewed sense of song structure,” Pitchfork noted that “the song’s climactic rush comes when the Built to Spill tremolo guitar lifts the song up by kite strings, the whole song lifts gently skyward, and Schatz chants “Heading towards a black hole” over see-sawing backing vocals.” “The Globe” is now available for stream and embed HERE.
“It’s about an alien cutting up Earth with a giant pair of scissors and putting it back together.”
Adam Schatz has been walking through walls for years. Alongside the growth of his passionate and otherworldly resumé, which includes bands like Father Figures and Man Man, the founding of Search & Restore, and the curation and production of events like Winter Jazzfest, a band called Landlady was born. It appeared on earth as the nucleus of his songwriting, arranging, and lyrical prowess and as the collaborative campground for his closest friends. The release of 2011’s Keeping To Yourself began the ascent of the Brooklyn five-piece, who, in addition to Schatz, is made real by Ian Chang, Mikey Freedom Hart, Ian Davis, and Booker Stardrum.
To bring Upright Behavior immediately to life, Landlady begin a NYC residency at beloved DIY venue Shea Stadium tonight alongside Ava Luna and Cloud Becomes Your Hand. Landlady will be joined by Yellowbirdsand Lone Wolf on April 15 and Relatives and The Westerlies on April 22.
“[‘Above My Ground‘ is] a song with more heart than your standard Brooklyn band can seem to muster but also downright seductive in both its subtle building of layers and its ear-catching nature. It’s an omen of things to come that should both frighten and excite you.” – I Guess I’m Floating
4/08/14 – Landlady with Ava Luna and Cloud Becomes Your Hand
4/15/14 – Landlady with Yellowbirds and Lone Wolf
4/22/14 – Landlady with Relatives and The Westerlies
Landlady
Upright Behavior
Hometapes 070
Track list:
01. Above My Ground
02. Dying Day
03. Girl
04. Under The Yard
05. The Globe
06. Upright Behavior
07. Maria
08. Fine
09. Washington State Is Important
10. X-Ray Machine
It’s rare to find a band that’s good in concert, let alone great. Landlady is rare find that’s positively epic in person. Adam Schatz is dynamic and entertaining at the helm, and the band is on point in a way that only classically-trained musicians could be. Brilliant. Can’t wait for the album.