Nate Amos – aka This Is Lorelei – has announced his new album The Singer In My Band for release on 11 September through Matador. The first taste of the record is “Billy Came Back”, about which Amos says:
“‘Billy Came Back’ stewed for months before I picked up a guitar to work it out – I kept forgetting about it but it always came back. Finishing the song was the only way to get it to leave me alone,”
While his bandmates in other projects like Water From Your Eyes and My Idea can be more obtuse in their lyrics, Amos is one to keep his heart on his sleeve and his feelings on the surface in heartrending stories. This is true once again on “Billy Came Back”, a chugging indie singalong that memorialises the titular character in a local watering hole, singing his heart out. We quickly find out that “Billy doesn’t need to watch the screen / Because most every word and what it means”. We then find out about Amos’ deep affection for this character, who suddenly disappeared from his life back in 2022, leaving him pining to hear from this outsized character who has “a voice that sings for you and me”. Riddled with guitar melodies and a simple hook, “Billy Came Back” is one we imagine ourselves belting out together at a This Is Lorelei concert very soon.
Watch the video for “Billy Came Back” below or find it on streamers.
This Is Lorelei’s new album The Singer In My Band arrives on 11 September via Matador (pre-order/save).
You can follow Amos/This Is Lorelei on Instagram.
He has these live dates ahead:
07/25 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival – SOLD OUT
08/22 – Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven
20/09 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
22/09 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
23/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable
25/09 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall *
26/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *
27/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live *
29/09 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *
30/09 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center *
05/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy *
03/10 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
06/10 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater *
08/10 – Nashville, TN @ The Truth *
10/10 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas ^
11/10 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger ^
13/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^
14/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre ^ – SOLD OUT
16/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^ – SOLD OUT
17/10 – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint ^
19/10 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater ^
20/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre ^
21/10 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^ – SOLD OUT
23/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
24/10 – Denver, CO @ Summit ^
27/10 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~ – SOLD OUT
28/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s ~
30/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall ~
31/10 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB ~
02/11 – Boston, MA @ Royale ~
04/11 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis ~ – SOLD OUT
05/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ~ – SOLD OUT
06/11 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall ~ – SOLD OUT
12/11 – New York, NY @ Warsaw
17/11 – Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol #
18/11 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club #
19/11 – Glasgow, UK @ The Art School # – SOLD OUT
21/11 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Workman’s Club # – SOLD OUT
22/11 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall #
24/11 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega #
25/11 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk #
26/11 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton #
28/11-29/11 – Argentina @ Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
05/12-06/12 – Brasília, Brazil @ Primavera Sound Sao Paulo
* w/ Bleachers
^ w/ Colin Miller
~ w/ @ (“At”)
# w/ Dark Tea
