Local Weatherman has today released their new single titled ‘Thread’, from their upcoming album ‘Right One’, dropping January 16th, 2026, via Karol Records.
Old school indie with retrotastic undertones and a feel-good alternative vibe, Local Weatherman give a mix of grit and gold with lush harmonies amid a dirty and distorted landscape, giving a balance to the mayhem and a chi to the hook. This is a gorgeous song, to say the least. What I love most about it is that wait-and-listen style of songwriting that gives the twists an turns an unexpectedness to the welcomed surprises, showing that you can write a song with a totally original vibe while keeping it mainstream enough to appeal to the masses.
About ‘Right One’
Brooklyn rock band Local Weatherman is excited to announce their new EP, Right One, available January 16, 2026, via rising tape label, Karol Records. “Thread,” the first preview of the incoming project is out now, which follows a search for identity through unraveling threads of anxiety, ample riffage, and heavy hooks. Quotable as ever, today’s release expands upon the band’s emerging discography with dizzingly cyclical guitars and powerful vocal delivery.
“‘Thread’ is about having no release valve when your mind is racing,” bandleader Fritz Ortman explains. “It’s the heaviest song we’ve made, but I think the bridge is one of the prettiest moments on the EP. This song also reckons with the rockstar dreams I had growing up (and maybe still have), and each verse ends with a nod to a song I loved as a kid.”
Right One is out January 16, 2026, via Karol Records, available on cassette, CD, and all streaming platforms.
‘Right One’ Tracklist
- Thread
- The Hole
- Weighing
- Out of Vein
- Right One
About Local Weatherman
Formed in New York City in 2018, Local Weatherman began as the project of singer-songwriter Fritz Ortman. After cutting his teeth at shows in basements and backyards throughout New Jersey, moving to New York shifted his focus away from punk and emo and towards songs influenced by the storied back catalog of American independent rock music. Local Weatherman performed as a full band for the first time in 2021, adding guitarist Ford Murphy. In 2023, Local Weatherman teamed up with Zack Robbins and Ian Farmer at Philadelphia’s Metal Shop to record their self-titled album. Following the release and the addition of bassist David Murray and drummer Sam Shahghasemi, the band carved out a niche for themselves, playing shows in New York and hitting the road across the East Coast, Midwest, and Canada.
On their new EP Right One, Local Weatherman reflects on the process of stitching things back together when they start to come undone. Recorded once again in Philadelphia with Zack and Ian, the release explores self-doubt, new beginnings, and the pain of distance with a sound that pulls from power pop, emo, and slacker rock while building on the distinct style they’ve shaped over the past eight years.
Featured image by Caroline Safran.
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