Weird Nightmare announces new album, Hoopla
Weird Nightmare, the power pop and garage rock project of Metz‘s Alex Edkins, is returning with a new album. On May 1, he’ll release Hoopla, via Sub Pop. Today he’s shared a new song, “Might See You There.” Hear it below.
Edkins said about the song, “‘Might See You There’ is about going back to visit my hometown and being flooded with teenage nostalgia. Small-town boredom and isolation almost feel like a gift in today’s highly connected world. I feel fortunate for that time spent idly, down in the basement, learning the entire Rancid Let’s Go album on guitar with my friends. I find it easy to romanticise that time in my life, even though I was, without question, a disgruntled kid who badly wanted to escape my surroundings and see the world.
“I was listening to a lot of the Irish bands The Undertones and Protex while writing this one, and I think there is a fair bit of their influence. Just the simplicity and big bar chords mostly. Seth Manchester and I were very into the idea of adding piano and bells to the outro, akin to the Phil Spector-produced End of the Century album by The Ramones. The great Julianna Riolino sings with me on the choruses, too!”
Hoopla follows Weird Nightmare’s self-titled debut. Metz recently announced they’re on an indefinite hiatus; read our 2024 feature on the band.
Weird Nightmare tour dates:
Fri. Apr. 24 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Sat. Apr. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Gold Diggers ^
Sun. Apr. 26 – Oakland, CA – Thee Stork Club ^
Tue. Apr. 28 – Portland, OR – Soundscape NW Festival *
Wed. Apr. 29 – Seattle, WA – Baba Yaga
Fri. May 01 – Toronto, ON – Sonic Boom in-store
Sun. May 03 – Brantford, ON – zBTFD in-store
Tue. May 12 – Kingston, ON – Broom Factory
Wed. May 13 – Montreal, PQ – Bar le Ritz
Sat. May 16 – Halifax, NS – Marquee Ballroom #
Wed. Jun. 17 – London, ON – London Music Hall #
Thu. Jun. 18 – Hamilton, ON – Bridgeworks #
Fri. Jun. 19 – Toronto, ON – Masonic Temple #
Sat. Jun. 20 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson #
Wed. Jun. 24 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
Thu. Jun. 25 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd
Fri. Jun. 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Ortlieb’s
Sat. Jun. 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
Sun. Jun. 28 – Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
Fri. Aug. 28 – Malaga, ES – Canela Party Festival
Wed. Sep. 2 – Glasgow, UK – Hug & Pint
Thu. Sep. 3 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Sat. Sep. 5 – London, UK – The Lexington
Sun. Sep. 6 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
Tue. Sep. 8 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
Wed. Sep. 9 – Koln, DE – Bumann
Thu. Sep. 10 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
Fri. Sep. 11 – Lille, FR- Aeronef
Sun. Sep. 13 Asten, NL – Misty Fields Festival
* with Bully
^ with Mrs. Magician
# with Wintersleep
