Weird Nightmare returns with new single “Forever Elsewhere”

Nick Helderman

Weird Nightmare, the power pop project of Metz‘s Alex Edkins, has returned with a new song. Edkins’ new single is “Forever Elsewhere,” out now via Sub Pop, and you can hear it below via its new video, shot on Super 8 film and directed by Colin Medley.

Edkins said about the song in a statement: “‘Forever Elsewhere’ is the most optimistic song I’ve written to date. I wanted to send an unequivocal positive message into the world. The line ‘Love, it will come,’ summarizes the overall theme: if things feel hopeless and the world is bleak, don’t give up, keep pushing. I like to think of it as a pep talk wrapped in fuzzy guitars.

I recorded with Seth Manchester (he engineered the last two METZ records) and Jim Eno (Spoon), and we tracked this one really quickly. Drummer Loel Campbell (Wintersleep) and Roddy Kuester (Julianna Riolino/Sadies) nailed it in 2 takes, and you can really hear the ramshackle energy in the song where the wheels almost fall off a couple of times. We tried to keep it loose.”

Weird Nightmare’s self-titled debut was released in 2022. Last year Metz released Up on Gravity Hill. Read our interview with Edkins.