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Weird Nightmare
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Weird Nightmare
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Might See You There — played 2026-02-12
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Weird Nightmare — Might See You There
Played: 2026-02-12 (new release)
Weird Nightmare's album 'Hoopla' is due to arrive on 1st May 2026 via Sub Pop.
Weird Nightmare
Origin: Toronto, Canada · active since 2022 · solo project, occasionally touring as a band
Members: Alex Edkins (vocals, guitar, all instruments) — also frontman of noise-rock trio METZ. Solo studio project.
Genre: Indie rock, power pop, with psychedelic and lo-fi DIY influences
Discography:
Weird Nightmare (2022) — Sub Pop — self-titled, lo-fi, self-produced debut recorded at home during the pandemic
Hoopla (2026) — Sub Pop — co-produced with Spoon's Jim Eno at Machines with Magnets; expanded instrumentation (piano, bells, castanets)
Facts:
Edkins worked at a record store during university, shaping the deep rock-history knowledge that feeds Weird Nightmare's power-pop/psych palette.
Described Hoopla as fundamentally optimistic — Edkins wants listeners to know he's "still in love with the world."