You’ve probably heard a song the Mating Ritual brothers have written, even ifyou don’t know it. After amassing more than 150 million streams between theirvarious bands and solo projects, prolific siblings Ryan Ritual and Suede Jamesare back together after a 4 year break with Shangri-blah, their sixth anddecidedly most “rock” record to date. Trading in synths and drum machines foracoustics and pedal steel, Shangri-blah is an epic album that touches on all theband’s established sounds while adding a few more to the canon.Spending much of the recording process in California's Central Coast, thebrothers chose the scenic locale and it’s many colorful lifestyles as inspirationfor 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 isas lush and warm and cynical as the locale it was recorded. Welcome toShangri-blah, baby.Shangri-blah comes out June 13th via Smooth Jaws