Greg Mendez announces his new EP, and first for Dead Oceans, entitled First Time/Alone, will arrive on October 18th. The announcement is accompanied by the release of the EP’s lead single “First Time.” Mendez will be touring behind the album, this fall on a tour that includes dates with Angel Olsen and Allegra Krieger.

First Time / Alone came together in late summer and early fall of 2023, on the heels of the release of Greg Mendez, his self-titled album, also being reissued via Dead Oceans, with pre-orders available now. The forward momentum of that release, which landed on best of the year lists from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Paste, and more, came to a quick halt following an intensive surgery on Mendez’s right wrist– a four-month purgatory of bad TV, canceled touring, and physical therapy ensued, a painful stretch of boredom leaving Mendez unable to play guitar. The EP’s A-side is a time capsule of that fever dream. There’s something almost sacred in the weary bleating of the electric organ, Mendez’s left hand plucking out the chords, lonesome and unadorned.

Greg Mendez 2024 North American Tour Dates:

09/24 – Lebanon, NH @ Lebanon Opera House ^
09/25 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^
09/27 – Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music Theatre ^
09/28 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica SoundScape
10/17 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd*
10/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
10/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe *
10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe *
10/22 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop*
10/23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club *
10/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern *
10/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right *

^ w/ Angel Olsen
* w/ Allegra Krieger

pre-order First Time / Alone HERE