Listen to Power Snatch (Hayley Williams & Daniel James) cover “Perfect Hand (Power Snatch Version)”
Featuring new covers and collaborations by Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, Tim Heidecker, Momma, SASAMI & more.
In 2024, the prolific New York artist Nate Amos released his label debut Box for Buddy, Box for Star under his solo moniker This Is Lorelei to wide critical praise, receiving year-end accolades from outlets like Rolling Stone, Billboard, GQ, Pitchfork, Stereogum, The FADER, Paste, and more.
2025 saw Amos’ star continue to rise. He released a breakthrough record with his band Water From Your Eyes, a critically acclaimed re-recorded collection of songs from This Is Lorelei’s expansive back catalog entitled Holo Boy, and a Box for Buddy quasi-deluxe release that featured collaborations and reimaginings from MJ Lenderman, Snail Mail and Amos’ father and sister, Bob & Sarah Amos.
The songs on Box for Buddy have continued to resonate, appearing in headlines and grainy live videos as artists like Cameron Winter and Waxahatchee cover them. It seemed only logical then that the entirety of Box for Buddy should receive the deluxe treatment, pulling together a constellation of Amos’ friends, family and peers to cover and collaborate on the full tracklist.
Out April 17 via Double Double Whammy, Box for Buddy, Box for Star (Super Deluxe) features fully reimagined versions of every song from Amos’ breakout LP, including a hushed and glitchy take on “Perfect Hand” from Power Snatch, the recently announced project from Hayley Williams and her Ego Death producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel James, released today alongside the album announcement.
“We’ve both been fans of Nate's for a long time, and loved getting to rework one of our favorite This is Lorelei songs. His natural way with lyrics and melodies made it easy to translate the song to a different place for this project. It also happened to be the song that started Power Snatch,” Daniel James said of the collaboration. Amos adds “getting to hear Hayley and Dan's beautiful take on ‘Perfect Hand’ for the first time was surreal, getting to contribute vocals was even more so. Couldn't be more stoked for this to exist.”
Listen to “Perfect Hand (Power Snatch Version)”
The compilation also features a sweeping ballad from SASAMI, pure guitar euphoria from Momma, an unexpectedly great pairing of Jeff Tweedy and longtime Amos collaborators fantasy of a broken heart, a rendition by multihyphenate Tim Heidecker, and the long-awaited studio version of Waxahatchee’s take on “Where’s Your Love Now,” amongst many others.
Almost two years on from its initial release, Box for Buddy, Box for Star has steadily grown from a fan favorite into a verified cult classic, with anticipation for Amos’ proper follow-up running at an all-time high.
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*Please note this is a pre-order, physical items will not ship until week of May 18th*
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