The Check-In with Alex Edkins-Weird Nightmare

From Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer by Ruinous Media

March 6, 2026 · 25 min · Season 8 · Episode 311

About this episode

Alex Edkins discusses his new album 'Hoopla' and the evolution of his songwriting.

Alex Edkins is a singer, song writer and guitarist for Weird Nightmare, Noble Rot and Metz. The newest Weird Nightmare album Hoopla is out May 1 via Sup Pop Records and is the quintessence of power pop punk rock and roll. Alex tells us why the new record leans into a more direct and fun approach and where his love for power pop began. We learn how his lyrics have moved to a more personal delivery and why Hoopla is in many ways a sentimental and reminiscent journey. Alex share’s how his song writing and level of effort for Weird Nightmare differs from the dissonant riffage of Metz and why he sees Hoopla as an overall serendipitous experience. Joe and Alex share their love for producer Jim Eno, discuss the “twofer” nature of the Hoopla and we sample a couple new tunes. Weird Nightmare Sub Pop Records This episode supported by our friends at Izotope . This episode is produced with Ozone 12, the newest from Izotope. Head over to izotope.com now for savings on all their production software. Go check out Ozone 12 and RX 11 and master with the best and solve the unsolvable. Use code FRET10 at checkout. Ep supported by Distrokid . Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Plummer

Guest: Alex Edkins

Topics covered

music
power pop
songwriting
interview
album release
personal lyrics

Keywords

Weird Nightmare
Hoopla
power pop
punk rock
songwriting
Jim Eno
Distrokid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Nightmare, Noble Rot, Metz, Sup Pop Records, Bandzoogle

Products: Ozone 12, RX 11