It’s easy to get swept up in the maelstrom of industry expectations—especially when your main band suddenly hits a new tier and everyone starts watching your every move. But Nate Amos, one half of alt-indie disruptors Water From Your Eyes, continues to carve out his own eccentric corner with This Is Lorelei, a project that still feels like a humble, delightfully odd songwriting experiment even as his profile rises.

His second full-length, Holo Boy, is part compilation, part reinvention: a collection of re-recorded songs that have followed Amos for the better part of a decade, stitched together with new material. Much like his debut Box for Buddy, Box for Star, the album dodges easy categorization. Amos moves from guitar-pop gems like “But You Just Woke Me Up,” “SF & GG,” and the stunning acoustic hammer-on lull of “My Friend 2” into more mischievous, hyperpop-leaning detours like “Mouth Man,” which playfully test the boundaries of his own sonic universe.

If Holo Boy reveals anything, it’s Amos as a creatively restless songwriter—one who leans into down-to-earth lyricism, straight-to-the-nerve melodies, and the occasional total curveball simply because he can. He refuses to sit still, and Holo Boy feels like the reward for that refusal. It’s a record that’s scattered in all the right ways, grounded by one singular mind pulling the strings.