Brooklyn’s Local Weatherman are back—and the skies are shifting. With their new single “Thread,” the band sets the stage for their upcoming EP Right One, out January 16, 2026, via Karol Records. The track is a jagged, cathartic burst of energy that captures the spiraling rush of anxiety and the strange beauty found in trying to keep it all together.
Frontman Fritz Ortman calls “Thread” “the heaviest song we’ve made,” but it’s also one of their most dynamic. Laced with cyclical guitars and pounding drums, the song captures that sense of mental overload—racing thoughts colliding with melodic hooks. It’s equal parts grit and grace, a tug-of-war between chaos and clarity.
Ortman explains:
“It’s about having no release valve when your mind is racing. This song also reckons with the rockstar dreams I had growing up (and maybe still have). Each verse ends with a nod to a song I loved as a kid.”
Produced once again with Zack Robbins and Ian Farmer (Modern Baseball), Right One expands the sonic landscape the band carved out on their 2023 self-titled debut—where emo-tinged anthems like “Bad” and “Guns” made them one of Brooklyn’s most exciting underground acts. Now, with “Thread,” they’ve refined that sound into something more muscular, melodic, and unflinchingly honest.
Previous single “The Hole” chronicled a descent into hopelessness with deceptive brightness—a trait that’s quickly becoming Local Weatherman’s signature. Across Right One, Ortman and his bandmates (Ford Murphy, David Murray, and Sam Shahghasemi) weave a sound that’s part power pop, part emo catharsis, and part indie rock revival.
From basement shows to festival stages, Local Weatherman have earned their reputation as one of NYC’s most authentic and emotionally charged rock bands. Right One feels like a culmination—an EP about unraveling, rebuilding, and finding light after the storm.
🎧 Listen: “Thread” (Official Audio)
🎥 Watch: “The Hole” (Official Video)
💿 Pre-order Right One → Karol Records / Bandcamp