Weird Nightmare - Forever Elsewhere

What this video is

Released October 8, 2025 via Sub Pop Records and Dine Alone Records, 'Forever Elsewhere' marks Weird Nightmare's return following METZ's indefinite hiatus and serves as the lead single to the forthcoming album Hoopla (May 1, 2026). The video's Super 8 format situates it squarely within a 2020s indie tendency toward analog warmth as emotional counterweight to digital over-saturation — a visual language for optimism…

Why it matters

Sits at the intersection of 1990s-referencing power-pop (Big Star, Guided by Voices, Sugar) and contemporary Canadian indie rock, representing a broader post-noise-rock pivot toward melodic directness among artists with noise/hardcore backgrounds. The Super 8 video aesthetic visually codes this…

The director

Born September 15, 1987, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Toronto-based director and cinematographer with over 40 music videos to his credit. Notable film credits include still photography on BlackBerry (2023) and Darkest Miriam (2024). He has directed short…