Nate Amos Returns as This Is Lorelei with New Album 'The Singer in My Band'
Nate Amos, a member of the art-pop duo Water from Your Eyes, is set to unveil his second album under the name This Is Lorelei, titled 'The Singer in My Band,' this month. Spanning 34 minutes, the album includes input from his father Bob and sister Sarah, showcasing his Americana influences from Winchester, Virginia. His earlier work, 'Box for Buddy, Box for Star,' released in the summer of 2024, received comparisons to Neutral Milk Hotel and featured covers by artists such as Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, and Snail Mail. Amos likens the new album’s format to Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles,' aiming to craft a playground for the audience's subconscious. An interview about his artistic journey occurred at a Himalayan restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens.
Key facts
- Nate Amos releases new album 'The Singer in My Band' as This Is Lorelei this month.
- The album is 34 minutes long, his most concise work.
- Amos wrote, engineered, performed, and produced the record himself.
- His father Bob plays banjo, sister Sarah and fiancée Al Nardo provide backing vocals.
- Previous album 'Box for Buddy, Box for Star' released in summer 2024.
- Covers of songs from 'Box for Buddy' were done by Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, Snail Mail, and Power Snatch.
- Amos grew up in a bluegrass family in Winchester, Virginia.
- He compares the album's structure to Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles'.
- Amos has been fixated on Blink-182's 'All the Small Things'.
- Interview took place at a Himalayan restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens, and the Cage baseball complex in Middle Village, Queens.
Entities
Artists
- Nate Amos
- Rachel Brown
- Waxahatchee
- MJ Lenderman
- Snail Mail
- Power Snatch
- Hayley Williams
- Daniel James
- Cameron Winter
- Bob Amos
- Sarah Amos
- Al Nardo
- Ross Friedman
- Jesse Friedman
- Bruce Springsteen
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Mitch Hedberg
- Ray Bradbury
- Robert Frank
- Robert Altman
- Hunter S. Thompson
- This Is Lorelei
- Water From Your Eyes
- Jeff Tweedy
- Alan 'Rickman' Official
- Matthias Jordan
Institutions
- Water from Your Eyes
- Bandcamp
- The Cage
- The Dictators
- Manowar
- CBGB
- Record Plant
- Geese
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The Postal Service
- Blink-182
- ZZ Top
- The Beatles
- Matador
- This Is Lorelei
- Water From Your Eyes
- kulturnews.de
- Reeperbahnfestival
Locations
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Ridgewood
- Queens
- New York City
- Middle Village
- Winchester
- Virginia