You’ve probably heard a song the Mating Ritual brothers have written, even if

you don’t know it. After amassing more than 150 million streams between their

various bands and solo projects, prolific siblings Ryan Ritual and Suede James

are back together after a 4 year break with Shangri-blah, their sixth and

decidedly most “rock” record to date. Trading in synths and drum machines for

acoustics and pedal steel, Shangri-blah is an epic album that touches on all the

band’s established sounds while adding a few more to the canon.

Spending much of the recording process in California's Central Coast, the

brothers chose the scenic locale and it’s many colorful lifestyles as inspiration

for the albums sounds and themes. Mixed by Omar Yakar (The War On Drugs,

Perfume Genius) and lyrics exploring the current state of wellness, the album is

as lush and warm and cynical as the locale it was recorded.

Welcome to Shangri-blah, baby.

Shangri-blah comes out June 13th via Smooth Jaws