“[Landlady’s] sound invokes The Band if they hadDirty Projectors‘ skewed sense of song structure.” – Pitchfork“There are so many moving parts on “The Globe,”but they come together to make one big, beautiful whole.” – Stereogum“Landlady strikes a chord as the everyman’s gospel; secularly spirit-rousing but no less powerful, articulate in vision but universal in its delivery.” – I Guess I’m Floating
Today, Landlady are sharing a new track, “Dying Day,” from their upcoming full-length Upright Behavior, out July 15 via Hometapes. They’re also announcing a national tour with dates spread out between June and September. The latter dates include a string of shows with Man Man, who share a bandmate in Landlady bandleader Adam Schatz. “Dying Day” is available for streaming HERE, and Upright Behavior is also available for preorder HERE.
“Dying Day” is one of those rare tracks that seems both hopeful and anxious at the same time, a dizzying blend of the melodic whimsy and introspective lyricism that have already come to define Landlady. “What am I supposed to do about it?” Schatz’s voice leads the entire band in an exquisitely-performed two-and-a-half-minute explanation of the inevitability of existence. The universal answer to the universal question? We should probably just dance.
Landlady appeared on earth as the nucleus of the songwriting, arranging, and lyrical prowess of Adam Schatz – 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.
Landlady tour dates:
6/12 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
6/13 – BSP Kingston – Kingston, NY *
6/14 – American Warehouse – Buffalo, NY
6/17 – Signal Kitchen – Burlington, VT #
6/18 – Columbus Theatre – Providence, RI ^
6/19 – Lizard Lounge – Boston, MA %
7/15 – Baby’s All Right (Album Release Show) – Brooklyn, NY
8/9 – High Dive – Champaign, IL &
8/10 – Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN &
8/11 – The Aquarium – Fargo, ND &
8/13 – The Railyard – Billings, MT &
8/14 – The Barlett – Spokane, WA &
8/15 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA &
8/16 – Music Fest NW (Tom McCall Waterfront Park) – Portland, OR
8/18 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA &
8/20 – The Catalyst Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA &
8/21 – SLO Brewing Co. – San Luis Obispo, CA &
8/22 – The Cellar Door – Visalia, CA &
8/24 – The Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ &
8/26 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX &
8/27 – Fitzgeralds – Houston, TX &
8/28 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA &
9/2 – Stone Fox – Nashville, TN
9/3 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
9/4 – Hopscotch Fest – Raleigh, NC #
9/5 – Fall Line Fest – Richmond, VA !
9/7 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
^ – w/Amen Dunes
& – w/Man Man
* – w/Fort Lean, No Valley
# – Saint Rich
% – w/Star Rover
! – w/Matthew E. White
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
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