Beauty Land: CD Memoriam even to the point of

even to the point of disillusionment

in the centre of Brighton

while starry-eyed boom-bap track “When Love’s Out of Fashion” features UK rapper Oranje

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Beauty Land: CD Memoriam even to the point ofGreg 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 Beauty Land, his new album and debut LP for Dead Oceans, were 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,