Former METZ Frontman Alex Edkins Announces New Album 'Hoopla' Under Weird Nightmare Moniker
Thursday, 05 February 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Colin Medley
Former METZ frontman Alex Edkins has announced a new album under his Weird Nightmare moniker.
'Hoopla', the follow-up to his 2022 debut 'Weird Nightmare', is set for release on May 1 via Sub Pop. Growing up digging through indie-rock and hardcore records while at university, Edkins has turned those influences into hook-filled earworms on the album, which was co-produced with Spoon's Jim Eno at Seth Manchester's Machines With Magnets studio in Providence, Rhode Island.
It'll include Weird Nightmare's earlier single Forever Elsewhere, as well as the newly shared Might See You There, which draws on '90s alt-rock and indie, featuring backing vocals by Julianna Riolino. Head below to view the video directed by CC Mulligan. Edkins said:
"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!"
Weird Nightmare will support the album with North American and European tour dates in spring and summer with support from Bully, Mrs. Magician and Wintersleep on select shows. Tickets are on sale now.
'Weird Nightmare' 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
Weird Nightmare Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed September 02 2026 - GLASGOW Hug and Pint
Thu September 03 2026 - BIRMINGHAM Hare And Hounds
Sat September 05 2026 - LONDON Lexington
Sun September 06 2026 - ROTTERDAM Rotown (Netherlands)
Tue September 08 2026 - BERLIN Urban Spree (Germany)
Wed September 09 2026 - COLOGNE Bumann (Germany)
Thu September 10 2026 - PARIS POINT EPHEMERE (France)
Fri September 11 2026 - LILLE Aeronef (France)
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