This Is Lorelei at Thalia Hall 10/27/2026
Indie rock/folk band This Is Lorelei, fronted by Nate Amos, released their newest album "The Singer in my Band" on September 11th this year, and stopped in Chicago's Thalia Hall for their tour. I was lucky enough to receive a pass to cover the event; herein lies my account of the night!
I reached the venue around 6 PM and still was fairly close to the beginning of the line. Thalia Hall is my favorite venues; I've seen many of my favorite bands here, and even discovered Amos' other project, Water From Your Eyes, here opening for Squid back in 2024. Needless to say, I was excited to be back.
Stone Filipczak and Victoria Rose, members of the folk duo @ (pronounced "at,") opened the show. I hadn't heard of them before, but their music matched perfectly with the artistic direction of This Is Lorelei's recent release. Their set design was very simple; just two chairs and warm lighting illuminating them from behind. With two acoustic guitars, a flute, and a clarinet, they were able to capture the minds and hearts of the audience. The combination of Rose's light and airy vocals with Filipczak's scratchier, deeper tones left an eerie undercurrent beneath their pastoral melodies. Fans of Racing Mount Pleasant or newer Black Country New Road would enjoy them very much!
This Is Lorelei took the stage around 9:15, and opened with their song "Where is Your Love Now?" There was a noticeably rockier energy to their live performance compared to the studio recordings, which I enjoyed very much.
My favorite single from their album that they played was "Oh No Now My." It's such a fun and upbeat song and got the crowds energy up. The song mentions someone named Joey, and randomly I met someone named Joey in the audience. He was very excited for this song, understandably.
The last three songs of the set were my favorite. "An Extra Beat for You and Me" has such beautiful and vivid imagery, and it was very special to sing every word with my fellow audience members. After this, they played my favorite song of theirs "I'm All Fucked Up." It has such and interesting structure that feels sprawling and circular at the same time and contains some of my favorite lyrics I've ever heard. The closing track was "Dancing in the Club." Their live performance leaned more into an indie rock energy compared to electronic and autotuned studio version.
All in all, I had a great time at This Is Lorelei. I have never done press before, but I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to cover one of my favorite bands at the moment!
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