Weird Nightmare | Brighton

Weird Nightmare Brighton

Weird Nightmare live in Brighton at ALPHABET on Saturday 24th August! Get tickets above, or from SeeTickets.

On Friday, May 1st, Weird Nightmare will release Hoopla, the engaging and melodic second LP from former METZ frontman Alex Edkins.

Every band worth its salt has a member who worked in a record store. In METZ, the fearless noise rock trio who released five full-length albums on Sub Pop between 2012 and 2024, it was singer and guitarist Alex Edkins. Slinging indie rock and hardcore records in his hometown record store while attending university, Edkins became an ardent student of rock ‘n’ roll; from the psychedelic 1960s to the DIY 1990s and beyond. The new Weird Nightmare album, Hoopla, mixes and matches these wide-ranging influences in fun, exhilarating combinations, showcasing his sophisticated musical mind. Bursting to life with hooks and earworms.

Co-produced by Edkins and Spoon’s Jim Eno at Seth Manchester’s Machines With Magnets in Providence, RI. Edkins expands Weird Nightmare’s dimensions to new heights, gilding the direct emotions of his straightforward songwriting with musical textures such as piano, bells, and castanets, giving these well-wrought tunes a shiny luster.

Following the previously released single “Forever Elsewhere,” which Stereogum called “… an undeniably infectious power-pop anthem”, Weird Nightmare has shared an official video for their new song, “Might See You There,” which was directed by CC Mulligan.

Edkins shares about the track: “‘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!” https://weirdnightmare.bandcamp.com/music

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Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
07042026 – Bibi Club. The Prince Albert
17042026 – SUEP. Alphabet
20042026 – Lande Hekt. Prince Albert
22042026 – Oslo Twins. Prince Albert
25042026 – New German Cinema. Folklore Rooms
29042026 – Acid Mothers Temple. Hope & Ruin
01052026 – Love. Concorde 2
02052026 – House of All. Hope & Ruin
05052026 – Lorelle Meets The Obsolete. The Hope & Ruin
07052026 – LYR. Komedia
10052026 – Sean Rowe. Green Door Store
10052026 – Lucrecia Dalt. Chalk
19052026 – Charlie Parr. Green Door Store
02062026 – Real Farmer. The Prince Albert
02062026 – The Bug Club. Concorde 2
04072026 – My Precious Bunny. Revenge
12072026 – The Sleeves. The Rose Hill
24082026 – Weird Nightmare. Alphabet
10092026 – Ohtis. The Prince Albert
10102026 – A Certain Ratio. Lewes Constitutional Club
22102026 – Kristin Hersh. The Old Market
01112026 – Stu Larsen. The Prince Albert
13112026 – The Boo Radleys. Lewes Constitutional Club
25112026 – Ozric Tentacles. Lewes Constitutional Club
06022027 – Jim Moray. Komedia Brighton

ACCESSIBILITY : We operate within a Grade-II listed building, built in the 1860s. Although built as a school for working-class children, we do not have the facility to give unencumbered access to users with physical access needs. There are two large staircases to the live room. We are looking to improve our accessibility for all users, any requests for special requirements please do communicate with us and we will endeavour to meet your needs.

Weird Nightmare Brighton

Weird Nightmare Brighton