Landlady

live at serious business / recorded jun 11, 2014 / reintroduced sep 2024

There's a character in the New York music scene who we at [redacted] affectionately refer to as Doctor Schatz. In addition to producing and playing with a diverse range of other acts (Man Man, Zongo Junction, Father Figures, Renata Zeiguer, Japanese Breakfast, et al), he is the creative force at the center of the whirlwind of a band known as Landlady. The project's compositions are complex yet catchy, and the lyrics are crafted in such a way that they seem to aim for hopeful, Flaming Lips-style psychedelic sing-alongs.* All in all, there's an intense brightness emanating from Adam in everything he does, and these songs are a direct expression of that.

*Make sure to check out "Above My Ground" for a sing-along that pulls in the folks behind the cameras and recording equipment.

"Upright Behavior" sets off on a journey of peaks and valleys before settling into a long rev up that builds steadily to its propulsive climax.

"Dying Day" oscillates between twinkly tension, polyrhythmic breaks, and satisfyingly straight-ahead harmonies that altogether pack quite a lot of punch into its 3 minute runtime.

"The Globe" is an epic collection of perfectly executed crescendoes that culminates in the full band singing in call and response fashion.

"Fine" builds up from a layered percussive groove to a full band swirl, of rhythms – handclaps and all.

"Above My Ground" is a barnburner featuring frontman Adam Schatz delivering a sermon on trying to reconnect with something that feels lost, in which he manages to turn the cameras around and include the crew in a full room sing-along that builds up from the floor and blasts through the ceiling into the NYC skyline.

Artist Vitals

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Indie | Rock | Pop 

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