This Is Lorelei Shares the Final Single From The Singer in My Band — a Demolition Derby Daydream Called “The Kid With the Crown”
Nate Amos’s most anticipated album arrives this Friday — and the world tour is enormous
September 2026
New Video
This Is Lorelei
Nate Amos releases The Singer in My Band this Friday on Matador Records, and the final single “The Kid With the Crown” is a sprightly, untied-shoelace of a track that follows a group of kids rooting for their favorite demolition derby racer. The video, directed by Spencer Kelly, matches the song’s energy perfectly. Amos describes it as the opposite of “Oh No Now My” — plucked and preserved early, the thing the album needed to breathe.
The album was written on the road while touring with both This Is Lorelei and Water From Your Eyes, ideas incubating without instruments in the back of a van, developing slowly while looking out the window. It came together in the same apartment where Amos produces most of his music, with final touches at his parents’ house in Vermont. His father, bluegrass musician Bob Amos, plays banjo on the title track. His sister Sarah and partner Al Nardo contribute vocals. Everyone else — every instrument, every arrangement — is Amos.
“My dad said it was kind of an ‘on the road beatnik’ album and that reframed it for me. It really is like a collection of chaotic experiences that you have while travelling. They’re also very much little works of fiction with elements of truth to them.” — Nate Amos
The world tour is already well underway with dozens of sold-out dates, and newly announced 2027 EU dates with Liam Parsons have been added through spring. Full routing below.
Landmark Credit Union LiveMilwaukee, WI w/ Bleachers
Sep 29
Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom HillSterling Heights, MI w/ Bleachers
Sep 30
The Andrew J Brady Music CenterCincinnati, OH w/ Bleachers
Oct 2
Stubb’s Waller Creek AmphitheaterAustin, TX w/ Bleachers
Oct 3
House of Blues — Bronze PeacockHouston, TX
Oct 5
Coca-Cola RoxyAtlanta, GA w/ Bleachers
Oct 6
Red Hat AmphitheaterRaleigh, NC w/ Bleachers
Oct 8
The TruthNashville, TN w/ Bleachers
Oct 10
Hotel VegasAustin, TX w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 11
Paper TigerSan Antonio, TX w/ Colin Miller
Oct 13
Valley BarPhoenix, AZ w/ Colin Miller
Oct 14
The Roxy TheatreLos Angeles, CA w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 16
The IndependentSan Francisco, CA w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 17
Little SaintHealdsburg, CA w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 19
Aladdin TheaterPortland, OR w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 20
Hollywood TheatreVancouver, BC w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 21
NeumosSeattle, WA w/ Colin Millersold out
Oct 23
Urban LoungeSalt Lake City, UT w/ Colin Miller
Oct 24
SummitDenver, CO w/ Colin Miller
USA & Canada — October & November w/ @ (“At”)
Oct 27
Thalia HallChicago, IL sold out
Oct 28
Mahall’sCleveland, OH
Oct 30
The Concert HallToronto, ON
Oct 31
Bar Le Ritz PDBMontreal, QC sold out
Nov 2
RoyaleBoston, MA
Nov 4
The AtlantisWashington, DC sold out
Nov 5
First Unitarian ChurchPhiladelphia, PA sold out
Nov 6
Webster HallNew York, NY sold out
Nov 12
WarsawNew York, NY sold out
UK & Ireland — November w/ Dark Tea
Nov 17
Electric BristolBristol, UK
Nov 18
Brudenell Social ClubLeeds, UK sold out
Nov 19
The Art SchoolGlasgow, UK sold out
Nov 21
The Workman’s ClubDublin, IE sold out
Nov 22
Band on the WallManchester, UK sold out
Nov 24
Rescue RoomsNottingham, UK
Nov 25
ChalkBrighton, UK
Nov 26
Electric BrixtonLondon, UK
South America — November & December
Nov 28–29
Primavera SoundBuenos Aires, AR
Dec 5–6
Primavera SoundSão Paulo, BR
Europe — February & March 2027 w/ Liam Parsons
Feb 24
Paradiso THTAmsterdam, NL
Feb 26
BotaniqueBrussels, BE
Feb 27
Club VoltaCologne, DE
Mar 1
BettyHamburg, DE
Mar 2
Lille VEGACopenhagen, DK
Mar 4
Columbia TheaterBerlin, DE
Mar 6
StromMunich, DE
Mar 7
Bad BonnDudingen, CH
Mar 8
Arci BellezzaMilan, IT
Mar 10
La NauBarcelona, ES
Mar 12
SON Estrella GaliciaMadrid, ES
Mar 14
Casa do CapitãoLisbon, PT
Mar 16
DabadabaSan Sebastián, ES
Mar 18
Rock School BarbeyBordeaux, FR
Mar 19
Les Ateliers du VentRennes, FR
Mar 20
Petit BainParis, FR
Jun 23
RoundhouseLondon, UK
This Is Lorelei — The Singer in My Band
Released September 11, 2026 · Matador Records
Written, produced & engineered by Nate Amos
Featuring Bob Amos (banjo), Sarah Amos (vocals) & Al Nardo (vocals)
“The Kid With the Crown” video directed by Spencer Kelly
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