Weird Nightmare (ex-METZ) announces new album & tour, shares “Might See You There”

Former METZ guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins has announced his second album as Weird Nightmare. It’s titled Hoopla and will be out May 1 via Dine Alone in Canada and Sub Pop in the rest of the world. The album was made with Spoon’s Jim Eno and recorded at Seth Manchester’s Machines with Magnets studio.

The album includes last year’s single “Forever Elsewhere,” and the new single is crunchy earworm “Might See You There” — one of a few songs on the record to feature backing vocals by Julianna Riolino.

“‘Might See You There’ is about going back to visit my hometown and being flooded with teenage nostalgia,” Alex says. “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 animated video for “Might See You There” below.

Alex will be taking Weird Nightmare on tour this summer, and the NYC stop is at Union Pool on June 27. All dates are listed below.

Hoopla
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 – 2026 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