Runnner: A Welcome Kind of Weakness Tour with Special Guest Buffchick

Runner's sophomore full-length, A Welcome Kind of Weakness, emerged from a simultaneous tear in songwriter Noah Weinman’s body and life. Written during the months spent bedridden and healing from a torn Achilles and the drastic upheaval of a breakup, the 11 songs on this record are Weinman’s most bracing—inviting the perceived vulnerability of the album’s title willingly. But at the same time, these songs are Runnner’s most present, defiant, and self-assured—a reminder of the resolve that can come from gracefully accepting submission. Longtime fans of Weinman likely fell for his signature homespun indie rock, recorded almost exclusively in bedrooms and home studios, where his poignant and self-deprecating lyrics float over beds of banjos, guitars, and reverberant horns crescendoing to cathartic peaks. But on A Welcome Kind of Weakness, Weinman soars for the first time in high fidelity. Runnner’s first studio record recalls the larger-than-life highs of the early-aughts rock Weinman grew up on bands like Coldplay, Radiohead, and Snow Patrol, with their pristine vocal presence, scintillating guitar riffs, and astral synth sparkle. This is rock music in its most delicious form—music that gave Weinman something to look forward to when he could finally play live again. But as high as the sonic peaks may be on A Welcome Kind of Weakness, we also see Weinman struggling gracefully with the questions that emerge from moments of physical and emotional undoing. As he sings about spackling holes in the house he shared with his ex and reckoning with a long span of physical futility, we’re reminded of the full spectrum of experiences we endure. We are all perpetually pulled between poles—weakness/resolve, nostalgia/presence, powerlessness/control—but it takes a certain bravery to sit in the murky middle long enough to write about it. And in his willingness to bear witness to that transitory space, Weinman seems to reassure us: You may think you won’t run again, but, given time, you might. Under the name Buffchick, New Jersey-born singer-songwriter Erin Manion blends elements of indie rock, pop, folk, and a host of other influences into her own introspective musical style. Drawing inspiration from artists like Pinegrove, Modern Baseball, and Soccer Mommy, Buffchick has cultivated a strangely nostalgic sound that reflects her roots as an avid theater kid—origins that helped shape her passion for songwriting and music creation.

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