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Wednesday Announce ‘Bleeds Deluxe’ Featuring Fire-Toolz, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, Avey Tare, and More

Wednesday are celebrating the one-year anniversary of Bleeds with a deluxe edition that’s out this Friday, September 18. Today’s announcement comes with the release of ‘June 2 (Early Version)’, produced by Kenneth Blume, a collaboration that shouldn’t come as a surprise given singer Karly Hartzman’s recent feature on the Blume-produced Weezer (Gold Album). Take a listen below.

Bleeds Deluxe features an intriguing array of demos, remixes, and covers. The remixes come courtesy of Avey Tare, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, Fire-Toolz, and Andy Loebs, while Gouge Away and Joe Harvey-Whyte deliver covers of the record’s most hardcore (‘Wasp’) and country-leaning (‘The Way Love Goes’) tracks, respectively.

 

Bleeds Deluxe Tracklist:

1. Reality TV Argument Bleeds
2. Townies
3. Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)
4. Elderberry Wine
5. Phish Pepsi
6. Candy Breath
7. The Way Love Goes
8. Pick Up That Knife
9. Wasp
10. Bitter Everyday
11. Carolina Murder Suicide
12. Gary’s II
13. Reality TV Argument Bleeds (Andy Loebs Remix)
14. The Way Love Goes (Joe Harvey-Whyte Version)
15. June 2 (Early Version)
16. Elderberry Wine (DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ Remix)
17. Carolina Murder Suicide (Avey Tare Remix)
18. Wasp (Gouge Away Version)
19. Poison the Sound (Demo)
20. Bitter Everyday (Fire-Toolz Remix)

Album Review: Sylvan Esso, ‘Ow ∞’

In the four years that it took for Sylvan Esso to write their new album, it’s safe to assume that entertainment seemed, at times, like a silly proposition. Ow ∞ often sounds like a record struggling with what it means to try to take, let alone offer, some kind of pleasure in times of personal grief and world turmoil. Yet it suggests, both through the North Carolina duo’s electropop fizziness and penetrating lyrics, that it bubbles through us regardless: unconsciously in our daily routines, in full awareness, in loving memory. Despite their absence as an outfit, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have welcomed a host of collaborators to their studio throughout the decade so far, and that sense of community is what steadily animates their most miraculously cohesive record yet. It’s not until we’ve soaked in the album’s contradictions that we get their own definition of the word that, on the opening track, sounds cold and indistinct: “To do the hokey pokey/ With your beautiful friends.” If that’s all there is to it, Ow ∞ suggests, who can complain that the show must go on?


1. Entertainment & Coca Cola

Caught in a tumble of grief, the opener finds Meath easing into a pleasurable nighttime routine, but her pitched-down voice dissociates in a way that sounds more mournful the cheekier her lyrics get. Jake Luppen’s guitar and keys envelop her gently as Sanborn’s production gestures towards the album’s first beat.

2. Flood Season

“The suffering of suffering has got me saying names,” Meath sings before going on to mention a few, both musically and emotionally meta. Gone is the murky haze of ‘Entertainment & Coca Cola’ – the second track ups the urgency with BJ Burton’s signature touch of fragmented electronics, ridiculously defying a world bent on its own destruction: “Universe come pancake me/ Got skin in the game, baby.” The stakes are both evidently universal and incredibly personal, and the song hits no matter which lens you choose.

3. Hot Slob

Rivaling the band’s signature track ‘Radio’, ‘Hot Slob’ is punchier and more anthemic still, turning up the dial on everything that hooks you in about ‘Flood Season’: all of that gleeful ignorance but none of the extra trickery, just dueling waves of guitars and drums, a punk song through and through. “Yeah, I’m living in the glitch,” Meath declares, no further evidence required.

4. Concrete Glen

Addressing current yet ceaseless upheaval makes Ow ∞ reach a boiling point early, but ‘Concrete Glen’ brings things down to a simmer by going back in time, to childhood memories of kissing soundtracked by Sigur Ros’ ‘Svefn-g-englar’. Just like Meath’s tone finds the perfect balance between innocence and desire, so Sanborn’s production hits like the first good beat you remember hearing while blurring around its edges.

5. Back Again

By this point, you’d expect the record to start feeling front-loaded; instead, it proves it has a lot more gas in the tank than just its few singles. While maintaining a minimalist foundation, the duo is quick to inject ‘Back Again’ with a woozy groove, punctuated by some of Sanborn’s most idiosyncratic drum programming. If it feels a little contrived, that’s the point; the song jabs at the self-deception of treating each day like a fresh start. Meath’s lyrics make daily mundanity sound curiously strange: “I keep on trying to deal with the fact that everyone’s living with me/ And every morning they decide to act unfolding their life whim by whim.”

6. Ribbon

Meath is past the point of faking it, so ‘Ribbon’ curls into an unlikely centerpiece that’s part spoken word, part a capella. Even with no production to aid her, her knotty feelings are mirrored in the deceptively easygoing flow of her rhymes. “My friends are dying and I’m twisting again in a spotlight I’ve been chasing for ten years,” she confesses, though guilt does eventually bend into gratitude. When she once again brings up entertainment as a kind of salvation, it suddenly feels more substantive, if only for the company the record has already provided.

7. Sledge

Armed with plenty of distortion and a memorable hook, ‘Sledge’ still keeps itself at a slight remove, not letting itself be quite as explosive as ‘Hot Slob’. Given the anxious specificity of earlier tracks, lines like “Feel the panic/ See it in our eyes” feel a little redundant. But as with ‘Back Again’, it’s in this easily overlooked moment that Sanborn embraces the freedom to wrangle a clear sense of propulsion.

8. Right to Left

The record slips back into a reflective mode, Meath attempting to steady herself over a trip-hop beat, this time with no sample to distract from the present. Even in its utter exhaustion, it’s remarkable how spotless her vocal sounds, still hungry for wordplay you could chew over for days: “I keep unfolding the middle of the middle/ Tesseracting again.”

9. Good at Pain

If ‘Right to Left’ resolves itself with the basic assertion that even if it hurts, you keep going, ‘Good at Pain’ is slyly contradictory. After opening up about being “reborn through my shame again and again” on the previous track, Meath makes a simpler assertion: “I’m good at pain/ I was born through it anyway.” The tune is fizzy and playful, the kind you could absentmindedly hum to yourself in the midst of real trauma. Isn’t that a kind of rebirth, too?

10. Jessica

Turns out the Sigur Ros sample on ‘Concrete Glen’ has a secret, secondary function: the way Meath keeps enunciating the word “alive” on ‘Jessica’, it sounds borrowed from Hopelandic, not meaningless so much as reconstructed from the opposite of death. Which is what ‘Jessica’ does with the disparate memories of their close friend, who died of liver failure in 2023; it doesn’t detail her loss but zero in on the image of her splashing through the water. The album keeps alluding to an abundance of friends, but the repetition of “There’s my friend” makes her sound heart-wrenchingly singular. It bubbles over with delicate details like any other Sylvan Esso track, but it might be their most moving.

11. On & On

The penultimate track not only sums up but embodies the band’s musical approach: “Hold it fast, but delicate/ Stretch it, cover everything” might as well be scrawled across their studio walls. ‘On & On’ is not only the longest track on the album, but the most shapeshifting, conjuring a vision of infinity that aligns with that of the previously sampled band. Yet Sylvan Esso have an unconventional way of adding spiritual weightiness to their music; the spine-tingling marriage of organ, synths, and guitar is as imposing as any combination of strings.

12. Plastic Sword

The duo return to a form of childlike play on the album’s understated closer, where Sanborn’s “electronics” amount to little more than a low hum, save for the shard-like synth that delightfully mimics the titular toy. Sylvan Esso have always had a knack for making peculiar music that seems to exist in its own charming bubble, and though Ow ∞ stretches its wings ever so slightly further, there’s shelter to be found in coming back to it. Grasping for meaning through loss carries it all the way to the end, but taking pleasure in absurdity doesn’t hurt. When it seems we’re born not only through but, at times, to be in pain, that’s refuge enough.

Last Seen Season 2: Cast, Rumours & Release Date

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The latest Apple TV series to grip viewers also happens to be the platform’s first Australian production. Last Seen revolves around a father still consumed by his young daughter’s disappearance, years after the fact.

Loosely inspired by the novel The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn, the show has been getting positive reviews from critics and is quickly building online buzz. Does that mean it may return with a follow-up? Here’s what we know so far.

Last Seen Season 2 Release Date

At the time of writing, there’s no news about a potential Last Seen season 2.

Since the show is based on a book, there’s a good chance it will make sense as a limited series. The first season is still rolling out, so it’s hard to tell before checking out the finale.

If Apple TV does renew it, new episodes could arrive in 2027 or 2028.

Last Seen Cast

  • Patrick Brammall as Ian Ridley
  • Brendan Cowell as Henry Reid
  • Maxine Peake as Jenna Reid
  • Daniel Henshall as Donald Reid
  • Jessica Wren as Debbie McGuire
  • Zahra Newman as Isabel Pena
  • Taylor Ferguson as Polly Foster
  • Bert La Bonté as Bill McCracken
  • Tobias Muhafidin as Dean Ridley

What Is Last Seen About?

Last Seen centres on Ian, a former detective whose three-year-old daughter, Maggie, vanished more than a decade earlier. Unable to accept that she’s dead, he still searches for answers. Unfortunately, his obsession has cost him his marriage and contributed to his struggle with alcoholism.

Now working as an emergency-services dispatcher, Ian’s life is thrown into turmoil once again when a violent storm exposes human remains that may be Maggie’s. When the remains are identified as belonging to another child, Ian becomes convinced that his daughter may still be alive. He gets a frantic phone call, and the plot thickens.

This is a show that’s less about twists and more about family drama and the toll Maggie’s disappearance took on her loved ones. How far will Ian’s desperation take him? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

While Last Seen season 2 isn’t a sure thing, the first season is currently in full swing. You can catch episodes weekly on Apple TV, with the finale scheduled for October 7.

Are There Other Shows Like Last Seen?

If you’re enjoying Last Seen, you might also be into the recent Netflix hit I Will Find You.

Alternatively, catch up with everything else on Apple TV. Like Dark Matter, Ted Lasso, Lucky, Trying, Silo, and Widow’s Bay.

From Dating to Nightlife: Exploring Secret Desires in Manchester

Manchester’s social scene stretches well past traditional dating. Meeting new people, working through the city’s nightlife, trying something you’ve been curious about for a while — there’s room here for most of it, provided you go about it the right way.

For some people that means a different kind of date. For others it’s simply meeting new people, spending more time exploring Manchester after dark, or finally trying something they’ve been putting off. If you’ve got a few secret desires sitting at the back of your mind, the useful starting point isn’t the city — it’s figuring out what you actually want, and then working out how to explore it responsibly.

So What Counts as a “Secret Desire,” Really?

It depends entirely on the person. For one couple it might mean meeting someone new together. For someone single, it might just mean trying a different way of dating, or stepping further into Manchester’s nightlife than they normally would.

There’s no fixed definition here, and that’s fine.

Couples tend to get the most out of this by talking about it openly first — what each person actually wants, and where the other stands. Singles usually get there by just trying a few different social settings and noticing what actually clicks. Either way, the same handful of things matter every time: consent, communication, privacy, and basic respect for whoever else is involved.

Exploring Secret Desires in Manchester, Practically Speaking

Manchester genuinely has range here — plenty of social and nightlife options depending on what you’re after. A few places people tend to start:

  • New dating opportunities
  • Social events
  • Bars and nightlife
  • Live entertainment
  • Couples’ activities
  • New social groups
  • Different types of dates
  • Meeting new people

None of this needs to happen in one night, and it shouldn’t. Take the time to work out what you’re actually comfortable with before committing to anything unfamiliar.

Getting the Mindset Right Before You Start Dating

Dating now happens across social events, apps, nightlife, and mutual friends — rarely just one channel. If you’re hoping to try something different from your usual routine, say so early and be honest about it.

Being upfront tends to prevent the awkward misunderstandings that ruin an otherwise good evening. Whether the goal is something serious, something casual, or just a new social experience altogether, honesty and basic respect hold the whole thing together.

Manchester After Dark

The city changes shape once the evening sets in. Restaurants fill up, bars get loud, and the music venues start pulling people out of their usual routine and into something more social.

For couples, exploring nightlife together is often the easiest way to try something new without overhauling anything about how the relationship actually works. Dinner first, then drinks, then maybe a venue neither of you has tried before for music or dancing. Sometimes changing the setting is genuinely all it takes to make a familiar date feel different again.

On “Manchester Babes” and Actually Meeting People

A lot of the people searching for Manchester babes or hot girls are, underneath the search term, just after dating, nightlife, and meeting someone new — which is a fair enough thing to want.

The socialising that actually works, though, treats people as people rather than search results. If you meet someone on a night out, be friendly, be respectful, and pay attention to what they’re comfortable with. A real conversation gets you further than any assumption based on how someone looks.

Manchester Companions and Where That Fits

Some adults come to this looking specifically for company — Manchester escorts being one of the more common search terms tied to that. Whatever kind of companionship is actually being considered, the same rule applies: get expectations clear from the outset. Privacy, consent, personal safety, and respect aren’t optional extras here.

Don’t assume you know what someone else wants, and never push anyone toward an interaction they’re clearly not comfortable with.

When Couples Want to Try Something New Together

Plenty of couples eventually reach a point where they want to bring something different into the relationship. Sometimes that’s as low-key as a new restaurant or a nightlife spot neither of you has tried. Sometimes it’s meeting new people together, or stepping into a different kind of social environment as a pair.

What matters more than the specific thing you try is the conversation that happens before you try it. Worth actually sitting down and talking through:

  • What genuinely interests both of you?
  • What are you comfortable trying, and what isn’t on the table?
  • Where are the boundaries, and are they the same for both of you?
  • What would make either partner uncomfortable in the moment?
  • How will you check in with each other while it’s happening?

Couples who have this conversation properly beforehand tend to find the whole thing far less stressful than the ones who don’t.

Keeping Things Discreet Without Cutting Corners on Safety

Not everyone wants their dating life visible to everyone they know, and that’s a reasonable thing to want to manage.

If discretion matters to you, be careful about what you share with strangers and what ends up posted publicly. When you’re meeting someone for the first time, pick a setting that’s actually safe and make sure both of you understand exactly what the meeting is. Privacy is worth protecting, but never at the cost of your own safety.

Turning a Desire Into an Actual Experience

A desire doesn’t have to stay theoretical forever — but nobody should feel pushed into acting on something just because it sounds exciting on paper.

Start slowly. Try a few different sides of Manchester’s social scene, experiment with different types of dates, and talk things through with people you actually trust. If something clicks, decide from there whether it’s worth taking further.

The point was never to copy someone else’s version of an exciting life. It’s to find what actually feels right for you.

Final Thoughts

Manchester has plenty on offer for adults interested in dating, nightlife, and trying new social experiences — more than most people ever get around to using.

Whatever’s driving the search, whether it’s secret desires, Manchester companions, dating, meeting Manchester babes, or just wanting to experience the city after dark, the same advice holds: work out what you actually want first, then communicate clearly with whoever’s involved.

A genuinely memorable experience comes down to mutual interest, respect, and consent, in that order. Take it at your own pace, stay safe, and let yourself see a different side of the city.

Sandra Bullock Net Worth, Salary & Highest Grossing Movies

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Sandra Bullock has a career that spans four decades. With roles in everything from blockbusters to iconic comedies to action flicks to moving dramas, she has nothing left to prove. Her legacy speaks for itself.

As a result, her net worth should also be substantial by now, right? Here’s what we know about the actor’s earnings.

Sandra Bullock Net Worth

In 2026, Sandra Bullock’s net worth is estimated to be $250 million.

Much of it is thanks to her extensive Hollywood career. Bullock started with minor film roles and a stint on short-lived sitcom Working Girl in 1990. One of her early turns was in the 1993 Demolition Man alongside Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes.

Her big break came a year later with Speed, where she helps Keanu Reeves’ police officer during a high-adrenaline bus ride. She quickly established herself as a leading powerhouse with romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping and legal drama A Time to Kill. From there, Bullock continued to seamlessly move between genres. Some of her notable films that followed include Hope Floats, Practical Magic, Forces of Nature, and 28 Days.

In 2000, Bullock scored big with Miss Congeniality, playing an abrasive FBI agent who goes undercover in a beauty pageant. In fact, the entire decade proved incredibly successful for the actress. She appeared in memorable movies like Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Two Weeks Notice, Lake House, Crash, Premonition, and The Proposal (opposite Ryan Reynolds), to name only a few. In 2009, she won an Academy Award for her acclaimed performance in drama The Blind Side.

Fast-forward to 2013, and Bullock proved just how broad her range had become. She co-starred with Melissa McCarthy in buddy comedy The Heat, then gave a largely solo performance in Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. The visually ambitious space thriller became a worldwide success.

While she has become more selective with her projects since, Bullock has still dazzled in titles across genres. You might have seen her in heist comedy Ocean’s 8, post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box, drama The Unforgivable, or action comedy The Lost City. She also had a voice role in Minions and a cameo in Bullet Train.

Besides acting, Bullock founded her own production company, Fortis Films, and was involved in the restaurant business.

Sandra Bullock Salary

Actor salaries aren’t always public, but numerous reports suggest that Sandra Bullock is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.

Variety hinted that she got $20 million for The Lost City, while Gravity made her over $70 million thanks to a deal that included a cut of the movie’s profits.

Sandra Bullock Highest Grossing Movies

Bullock’s highest-grossing film is Minions with an impressive $1.159 billion at the box office. Gravity was also a huge hit, scoring earnings over $723 million.

This year, fans can catch Bullock in sequel Practical Magic 2, currently in cinemas.

Leanne Season 3: Cast, Rumours & Release Date

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Netflix comedy Leanne has recently returned with its second season, which once again proves that you can experience growing pains regardless of age. Anchored by comedian Leanne Morgan, it’s a fun sitcom that wins bonus points for tackling a story about starting over later in life.

With 2.1 million views this week, Leanne is currently one of the most-watched shows on Netflix globally and a Top 10 show in five countries. Could another season be on the way? Here’s what we know so far.

Leanne Season 3 Release Date

At the time of writing, no official news is available about a potential Leanne season 3.

Season 2 premiered in late August, and it took some time for the new episodes to gain traction on the streaming platform. Moreover, viewership numbers are down from the show’s debut.

That said, the sitcom likely isn’t expensive to produce. If more people tune in over the next couple of weeks, a third installment isn’t out of the question. As long as Netflix gives the green light, new episodes could arrive in summer 2027.

Leanne Cast

  • Leanne Morgan as Leanne
  • Kristen Johnston as Carol
  • Celia Weston as Mama Margaret
  • Blake Clark as Daddy John
  • Ryan Stiles as Bill
  • Graham Rogers as Tyler
  • Hannah Pilkes as Josie
  • Jayma Mays as Mary
  • Emily Pendergast as Faye
  • Tim Daly as Andrew

What Could Happen in Leanne Season 3?

Leanne centres on the titular character, a Southern woman whose life blows up when her husband of over three decades, Bill, leaves her for another woman.

Single in her late 50s, she has to figure out who she is outside of her marriage. At the same time, she deals with dating, menopause, becoming a grandmother, and the everyday complications of family life. Her biggest support is her sister Carol.

In season 2, Leanne turns 60, a source of both anxiety and comedy. Her parents also move in after a kitchen mishap, so she has to care for them while experiencing some romantic complications. Notably, her relationship with Andrew takes a turn, she briefly considers whether she’s still attracted to Bill, and she goes on a date with a new man.

By the time the finale wraps up, the heroine has a newfound appreciation for her sister and for this new phase of life she’s in. While Leanne season 3 isn’t a sure thing just yet, it will probably continue to explore what it’s like for the protagonist to move forward on her own.

Are There Other Shows Like Leanne?

If you enjoy Leanne, check out some of the other comedy series available on Netflix. Like Tires, Nobody Wants This, That ‘90s Show, Sex Education, Big Mouth, or Blockbuster.

Sex Week Return With New Song ‘Life Is A Circle’

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New York duo Sex Week are back with a new single, ‘Life Is a Circle’. Arriving on the heels of their recent tours with Mitski and Fcukers, the quietly expansive track comes paired with a self-directed video, which you can check out below.

“‘Life is a Circle’ feels like the cornerstone of our musical palette,” Pearl Amanda Dickson said in a press release. Richard Orofino added, “It was cathartic to make. Just adding these little wooden recorders, accordions and 808s, just not caring about anything other than what we wanted to hear.”

Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Sex Week.

Trading in sync for serious futures traders

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Managing more than one trading account sounds like freedom until you actually do it. One chart is moving, another platform is loading, and the trade you wanted to place across three accounts ends up on two. For futures traders who want to scale a proven setup, that kind of mismatch is costly. A cloud-based trade copier removes much of the friction from the process, and tradesyncer.com is built with a focus on precise execution.

Copy trading for repeatable results

Copy trading is often presented as a shortcut. For active futures traders and prop traders, it is mainly about process control. The goal is simple: the same entry, the same exit and the same risk rules on every account you run.

When trades are not aligned, your performance data becomes noisy. It becomes harder to determine whether your strategy works or whether your execution is slowly drifting. Real-time trade copying helps keep results comparable across accounts, so your evaluation is based on the strategy rather than random execution differences.

Real-time trade copying across multiple accounts

TradeSyncer works with a leader and follower model. You place a trade in the leader account, and it is replicated in real time to follower accounts.

This is especially useful if you manage multiple funded accounts, run prop firm evaluation accounts with strict rules, work with different brokers or data feeds, or use a mix of platforms that are already part of your workflow. TradeSyncer supports common futures trading environments and integrations used by active traders, including NinjaTrader, TradingView and Tradovate.

A practical example with one plan

Think of your trading day as a journey with multiple stops. You can manage every part manually, or you can create one plan that carries through everywhere.

For example, you trade a morning breakout on the ES. You take one entry in your leader account with a predefined stop and target. With a copier, that same plan can be executed across your other accounts without extra clicking. This reduces the chance of a late entry on one account or a missed exit on another.

Risk management that keeps you within the rules

Scaling only feels comfortable when risk stays boring.

TradeSyncer includes built-in risk management features to standardise limits across accounts. Instead of relying on discipline alone, you can work with session-based controls, time-based lockouts and account protection, so one mistake does not spread across everything.

For prop traders, this is especially important because rule violations often happen when you are tired, distracted or trying to fix an error. Clear guardrails help prevent a small slip from turning into a failed evaluation.

Automated journaling for faster feedback

With multiple accounts, manual journaling can quickly become a second job. An automated trading journal helps you review performance without exports, screenshots and scattered notes. With journaling and analytics, you can compare performance per account, identify recurring patterns and check whether your execution remains consistent.

Next step

If you are looking for a cloud-based trade copier with real-time synchronisation, multi-account risk controls and automated journaling, the best way to evaluate it is against your own workflow. For many traders, the biggest gain is not speed itself, but removing the small execution mistakes that accumulate over time.

Oasis Announce 2027 Tour Dates

Fresh off the release of Don’t Look Back in Anger, the documentary about their 2025 reunion, Oasis have announced a series of 2027 shows that will take them across the US and Europe. Kicking off in May, the run includes gigs in Glasgow, Munich, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Boston, Las Vegas, Slane Castle, and Knebworth – as well as a total of 11 shows in their hometown of Manchester. Check out the brothers’ itinerary below.

“Start the celebrations!!!!” Oasis said in a statement. “After a period of reflection ‘The Most Damaging Pop Cultural Force In Recent British History’ has declared itself fit for purpose and will once again return to lift the spirits of the people. Come witness the fitness. It shall be a sight to behold.”

Oasis 2027 Tour Dates:

May 21 Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Park
May 23 Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Park
May 25 Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Park
May 28 Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Park
May 229 Glasgow, Scotland – Celtic Park
Jun 4 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 6 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 8 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 11 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 12 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 15 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 18 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 19 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 22 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 25 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jun 26 Manchester, England – Etihad Stadium
Jul 2 Munich, Germany – Allianz Arena
Jul 3 Munich, Germany – Allianz Aerna
Jul 10 Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Jul 11 Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Jul 16 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena
Jul 17 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena
Jul 23 Paris, France – Stade de France
Jul 24 Paris, France – Stade de France
Jul 29 Rome, Italy – Stadio Olimpico
Jul 30 Rome, Italy – Stadio Olimpico
Aug 10 Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium
Aug 13 Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium
Aug 14 Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium
Aug 20 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Aug 21 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Aug 24 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Sep 4 Slane, Ireland – Slane Castle
Sep 5 Slane, Ireland – Slane Castle
Sep 11 Knebworth, England – Knebworth Park
Sep 12 Knebworth, England – Knebworth Park
Sep 18 Knebworth, England – Knebworth Park
Sep 19 Knebworth, England – Knebworth Park

Album Review: This Is Lorelei, ‘The Singer in My Band’

Billed as his debut proper, 2024’s Box for Buddy, Box for Star cemented Nate Amos as an artist who could cohesively translate both his melodic and production skills to a singer-songwriter framework. For those not acquainted with his scarily prolific This Is Lorelei catalog (a very small portion of which he revisited on last year’s Holo Boy compilation) nor his experiments in Water From Your Eyes, it served as the perfect introduction to a generational talent who recently celebrated the release of his new album, The Singer in My Band, surrounded by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Cameron Winter. The record leans in a twangier direction, but marks not a shift in style so much as towards the purity of his songwriting, becoming a little meta but never more than it strives for universality. It’s strikingly vibrant from start to finish, even on a track sung from the perspective of someone who turns out to be – spoiler alert – dead. There’s humour, in the vastest sense of the word, in the anguish, romance, and mortal fears of its characters. “You can laugh at love here,” Amos sings on the closing track, not making a promise so much as affirming what you’ve already experienced.


1. I Will Eat My Heart in the Morning Light

What often distinguishes Amos’ writing is that his narrators rarely yearn for transcendence, or yearn at all, yet he locates the fiery pang in their down-to-earth troubles. The one in ‘I Will Eat My Heart in the Morning Light’ isn’t sentimental about having to say goodbye – he’s done it too many times to count – but he won’t go without laying his heart on the table, so long as there are only crumbs of it left to inspect. “I got no fiction to send to the future/ Got no present to gift to the past,” he sings, returning to familiar targets in his wordplay. And winter’s approaching, but it’s summer every time he sleeps – or perhaps every time you put The Singer on.

2. Oh No Now My

Though a single, ‘Oh No Now My’ is a clear outlier on the record: hardly twangy, a little grungy, and sneakily unconventional. Assuming Joey is a drummer – “If the kit comes out I’m kicking your crutch” – it makes sense that Amos seems to be singing directly to the song’s roiling rhythm section, all too aware of the sacrifices of going back on the road. If the kit comes out, he knows he’ll have to say goodbye, too, and eat his heart in the morning light.

3. Billy Came Back

In the context of the album, you can imagine the karaoke legend Amos profiles on the record’s strongest single – one of the songs of the summer, in my book – being not some kind of friend but a stranger the narrator has encountered on the road. Still, he’s “my Billy” – such is the affinity the community holds for him when he’s back in town, singing his tunes as if “from the bottom of a deep blue sea,” which only makes him sound preternaturally lonely. Of course, he knows the songs by heart, but Amos won’t spoil which ones, except that it’s “old music.” ‘Billy Came Back’ is the kind of new song you can’t wait to be old and age into timelessness.

4. Watching Heaven Fall

The album comes closer to mimicking its bluegrass influences on ‘Watching Heaven Fall’, as if slowly turning the dial backwards on a time machine. The narrator certainly does – dredging up memories of youthful carelessness that, in the community he grew up in, amounted to sin. “When the seer on the subway said we’d burn in hell/ We all laughed it off and said we might as well,” he sings, though lock into the second to last verse and you can tell the question of legacy does nag at him now.

5. Sailing (Your Baby’s Down)

Country-leaning yacht rock that’s rough around the edges – that might be one of the least charitable if still accurate ways to praise this track, whose breeziness belies its deep-seated longing. Unlike the one on the opener, the narrator isn’t shy about crying on the floor and wanting to “shimmer on your storm,” but he’s gentle enough to wait for the right time.

6. The Singer in My Band

The title track is a gorgeous family affair, with backing from the father-daughter duo of Bob and Sarah Amos; it reminds me of Squirrel Flower’s ‘Cleveland’, a song Ella Williams originally wrote with her family band that also addresses a partner who doesn’t like Texas: “She’s stuck in fate since April dreaming of Chicago-land/ Trying to swing that shooting moon around and put me to the ground,” Amos sings. Chicago-land sounds a lot like heaven, and his lot, as we’ve learned, is happy to watch it fall before their eyes.

7. Nitro

A lush yet rootsy instrumental, ‘Nitro’ builds a bridge to the album’s emotional peak.

8. Hey Sarah Could You Tell Me Why

A nimble yet scruffy guitar line gains steam, abetted by a wave of strings that imbue the track with a real sense of desperation as much they soften it. Amos repeats the titular question, making it sound more existential than interpersonal as he wonders, “Will the future hurt, will the memories cry?” In the aching present, they can only numb the pain, or at least hope that time might diminish its hold.

9. The Kid With the Crown

While ‘Hey Sarah Could You Tell Me Why’ gets gradually more electric, ‘The Kid With the Crown’ is revved up from the get-go, too eager to wait for any chorus to rip out a guitar solo. In its fervent pace and sly verbosity, it comes closest to replicating the style and brilliance of Box for Buddy, Box for Star. “Do you dream of un-dreaming your dreams?” he asks in one of the album’s most quotable lines, narrowing the gap between Buddy and Self.

10. And I Haven’t Seen My Love in Quite a While

Pay close attention to the story here and the album’s most straightforwardly heartfelt bluegrass tune turns out to be one of the more devastating. “Pain it knows no time/ But I couldn’t find the line without it either way,” he sings, finding a bittersweet addendum to the idea that time heals all wounds. The sudden appearance of a guest vocal – that’s fantasy of a broken heart’s Al Nardo singing “Yeah, even though you died/ You’re still singing all your songs about me anyway” – delivers a plot twist in true recognition of the genre’s tropes. If the songs live on inside a single person’s mind, it suggests, that alone is quite a legacy.

11. Don’t You Cry in Lonesomeness

The singer doesn’t just promise to take his lover’s lonesomeness; he embodies it, singing close to the mic and accompanying himself with nothing more than gentle electric guitar. It’s as earnest and intimate as This Is Lorelei has ever sounded, and though in the past Amos might have ended the song prematurely, here he lets the emotion spill over; you could cry to it, despite his repeated pleas not to. And you might, having spent this time in Amos’ strangely populated world, find at least some lonesomeness gone.