yesterday i grabbed a gorgeous Loser Edition of "Hoopla" from @weirdnightmare.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hoopla, by Weird Nightmare
10 track album
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Weird Nightmare
@weirdnightmare.bsky.social
Solo project from METZ singer/guitarist Alex Edkins. Available now from Sub Pop and Dine Alone Records
Looking forward to our fast approaching EU/UK shows! It will be our first time in all of these cities! www.weirdnightmare.net/tour Poster Russell Edling
OK, why did none of you tell me about "Hoopla" by @weirdnightmare.bsky.social?
“Taking cues from Pixies, Cheap Trick, The Beatles, Buzzcocks, and Teenage Fanclub, Hoopla is a precision-engineered hook delivery device, overflowing with fist-pump choruses, soaring harmonies, killer riffs, twin leads, and other pleasure-center button pushers.”
Tambien desde la KEXP nos llegó hace unos días la actuación de @weirdnightmare.bsky.social subnoise.es/foro/videos/...
Weird Nightmare - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Thank you @brooklynvegan for naming Hoopla one of the Best Albums of 2026 (So Far)! www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-baseme...
Indie Basement: Best Albums of 2026 So Far (Mid-Year)
We're at the midway point of 2026 and here is our Indie Basement column's 30 favorite records of the year so far.
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Really enjoyed seeing @weirdnightmare.bsky.social at Union Pool the other night. Their opener, Golden Apples, was also pretty incredible
Sub Pop Records@subpop.bsky.social · last mo.@weirdnightmare.bsky.social, the project of Alex Edkins from METZ brings his widescreen pop magic to the KEXP studio, featuring the fuzz and crunch of his latest album, Hoopla. Watch now-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rswy...
@weirdnightmare.bsky.social, the project of Alex Edkins from METZ brings his widescreen pop magic to the KEXP studio, featuring the fuzz and crunch of his latest album, Hoopla. Watch now-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rswy...
1 month of Hoopla! Thank you! ❤️ @subpop.bsky.social @dinealonerecords.bsky.social
Midwest, there's a lot of Hoopla coming yr way! @weirdnightmare.bsky.social kicks off the next leg of tour tomorrow in St. Paul. Be there-> www.weirdnightmare.net/tour
“If You Should Turn Away” from the new album Hoopla. Out now on @subpop.bsky.social @dinealonerecords.bsky.social music.subpop.com/weirdnightma...
open.substack.com/pub/soundsfr... My latest newsletter is out. It’s from an episode aired over a month ago. Highlights include Drew Cagle and the Reputation, Kurt Vile, Slyder Smith and the Oblivion Kids, Goose, @julezandtherollerz.bsky.social, @weirdnightmare.bsky.social, Wormstew and others.
SFTS Newsletter #23: Episode #402
Aired 4/15/26.
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Some of my favourite SP records. But there’s lots more too.
Sub Pop Records@subpop.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s Sub Pop For The Record with Alex Edkins of Weird Nightmare and METZ 🔥 featuring many of Alex’s fav Sub Pop albums—all very good choices if you ask us. Add Weird Nightmare’s new album, Hoopla to yr cart today for Bandcamp Friday-> weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com
1. Comets on Fire - Blue Cathedral ☄️ 2. Sebadoh - Bakesale 🚽 3. Constantines - Shine a Light 🔦 4. Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff 🎸 5. Heron Oblivion - s/t 6. Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight 🔥 7. Six Finger Satellite - Severe Exposure 📡 8. Beachwood Sparks - Once We Were Trees 🌳
1092! Weird Nightmare hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️ 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... 💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-109... ☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nt7CRXI vk: bit.ly/3OOHu0d 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna @weirdnightmare.bsky.social @subpop.bsky.social @dinealonerecords.bsky.social
From Seattle all the way to Horizon Japan, listen to Sub Pop Radio 📻 on Forza Horizon 6 with yr hosts Abbie and Atticus playing yr favs from Bully, Tunde Adebimpe @weirdnightmare.bsky.social and more! Follow the playlist-> open.spotify.com/playlist/2HE...
Weird Nightmare - Hoopla [89] www.metacritic.com/music/hoopla... "Between the Joe Jackson snarl of Pay No Mind & the Beatlesque punk riffing of Little Strange, there's a satisfying balance of smart pop songcraft and rugged power that suggests he's found the sweet spot." - AllMusic
We’ve gotta get that @weirdnightmare.bsky.social account over 100 followers before we go to bed tonight. This album rules.
metacritic@metacritic.com · 3mo agoWeird Nightmare - Hoopla [89] www.metacritic.com/music/hoopla... "Between the Joe Jackson snarl of Pay No Mind & the Beatlesque punk riffing of Little Strange, there's a satisfying balance of smart pop songcraft and rugged power that suggests he's found the sweet spot." - AllMusic
Five Questions w/ Alex Edkins (Weird Nightmare, METZ, @subpop.bsky.social @dinealonerecords.bsky.social). “The new @weirdnightmare.bsky.social LP was written & recorded before METZ decided to go on hiatus, so it wasn’t a reaction to that in any way.” Check it out: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/05/f...
#RedPlanet next up it’s @weirdnightmare.bsky.social #MightSeeYouThere + new #indierock record out now on @subpop.bsky.social + #NP WSUM 91.7fm Madison wsum.org weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com/track/might-...
Might See You There, by Weird Nightmare
from the album Hoopla
weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com
Hoopla is out today and is one of @brooklynvegan.bsky.social albums of the week! Thank you! music.subpop.com/weirdnightma...
BrooklynVegan@brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week's Indie Basement reviews: Weird Nightmare, Kneecap, Seefeel, Super Furry Animals, The Boo Radleys, Laibach, Modern Woman, more www.brooklynvegan.com/album-review...
It’s Sub Pop For The Record with Alex Edkins of Weird Nightmare and METZ 🔥 featuring many of Alex’s fav Sub Pop albums—all very good choices if you ask us. Add Weird Nightmare’s new album, Hoopla to yr cart today for Bandcamp Friday-> weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com
❤️ Coup de Coeur du Jour ❤️ Weird Nightmare - Hoopla @weirdnightmare.bsky.social #weirdnightmare @subpop.bsky.social weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com/album/hoopla
Hoopla, by Weird Nightmare
10 track album
weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com
Hoopla, the sensational new LP from @weirdnightmare.bsky.social (the new project from METZ frontman, Alex Edkins), is available now! Grab the limited Loser Edition vinyl at an indie record store near you-> music.subpop.com/weirdnightma...
Hoopla is out today and is one of @brooklynvegan.bsky.social albums of the week! Thank you! music.subpop.com/weirdnightma...
BrooklynVegan@brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis week's Indie Basement reviews: Weird Nightmare, Kneecap, Seefeel, Super Furry Animals, The Boo Radleys, Laibach, Modern Woman, more www.brooklynvegan.com/album-review...