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METZ’ Alex Edkins confirms next Weird Nightmare album ‘Hoopla’
It’s his second LP under this new moniker, and his first since METZ called it a day in 2024.
Weird Nightmare - the new venture of METZ’ frontman Alex Edkins - has shared the news that a new album, ‘Hoopla’, will be arriving on 1st May via his former band’s label home of Sub Pop.
It’ll be Edkins’ second full-length record under the Weird Nightmare moniker (following 2022’s self-titled outing), and his first release since METZ announced in 2024 that the band were going on an “indefinite hiatus”.
Co-produced by Edkins himself and Spoon’s Jim Eno, ‘Hoopla’ promises to draw on power pop sensibilities and huge indie rock hooks to make for a fun, earworm-filled LP. A case in point? Its Julianna Riolino-featuring new track ‘Might See You There’, which, inspired by the simplicity and “big bar chords” of The Undertones and Protex, evokes a rose-tinted sense of teenage nostalgia.
Explaining more about the inspiration behind the single - which was born out of a visit back to his hometown - Edkins has recalled: “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.”
Watch the video for ‘Might See You There’ here:
‘Hoopla’ tracklist:
1. Headful of Rain
2. Might See You There
3. Baby Don’t
4. Forever Elsewhere
5. Never in Style
6. Pay No Mind
7. If You Should Turn Away
8. Little Strange
9. Bright City Lights (ft. Julianna Riolino)
10. Where I Belong
What’s more, Weird Nightmare are also set to hit the road later this year for a run of headline shows around North America and Europe. Catch them live on the following dates:
APRIL 2026
24 San Diego, CA, Soda Bar
25 Los Angeles, CA, Gold Diggers ^
26 Oakland, CA, Thee Stork Club ^
28 Portland, OR, Soundscape NW Festival *
29 Seattle, WA, Baba Yaga
MAY 2026
01 Toronto, ON, Sonic Boom in-store
03 Brantford, ON, zBTFD in-store
12 Kingston, ON, Broom Factory
13 Montreal, PQ, Bar le Ritz
16 Halifax, NS, Marquee Ballroom #
JUNE 2026
17 London, ON, London Music Hall #
18 Hamilton, ON, Bridgeworks #
19 Toronto, ON, Masonic Temple #
20 Ottawa, ON, The Bronson #
24 Richmond, VA, Richmond Music Hall
25 Washington, DC, Songbyrd
26 Philadelphia, PA, Ortlieb’s
27 Brooklyn, NY, Union Pool
28 Medford, MA, Deep Cuts
AUGUST 2026
28 Malaga, Spain, Canela Party Festival
SEPTEMBER 2026
02 Glasgow, UK, Hug & Pint
03 Birmingham, UK, Hare & Hounds
05 London, UK, The Lexington
06 Rotterdam, NL, Rotown
08 Berlin, DE, Urban Spree
09 Koln, DE, Bumann
10 Paris, FR, Point Ephemere
11 Lille, FR, Aeronef
13 Asten, NL, Misty Fields Festival
* with Bully
^ with Mrs. Magician
# with Wintersleep
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