SZNZ: Winter

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Yeah, I don’t I don’t know if it’s a strength or a weakness, but for some reason, as I’m writing, wherever you start me, it can be from from the most innocent theme, I end up veering off into something dark and weird. In addition to the“SZNZ: Winter”cuts, theband also debuted the hyper-dancey “What Happens After You,” the first single from the imminent“SZNZ:Autumn”album, played twice this night in preparation for its performance on “JimmyKimmelLive” later this week.

I think there is a lot to be said for a group that can stay together as long as you have. I think of Pearl Jam – that group has stayed pretty much the same for a long, long time. What do you think accounts for that longevity, that ability to stay together and not get on each other's nerves to the point where you just want to never be near each other again? Grow, Kory (March 18, 2022). "Are Weezer a Band for All Seasons? Their new EP Spring Suggests … Maybe?". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 20, 2022. Rivers Cuomo first mentioned that the band's sixteenth album was in the concept phase on October 31, 2020, alluding to Jake Sinclair's involvement. Said Cuomo on the wall on riverscuomo.com, "Turned in the first draft of the NEXT NEXT NEXT album to Jake". [1] Cuomo, Rivers. Mister Rivers' Neighborhood 29 April 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNS_ps.jpg Thankfully it takes everything that failed in Autumn and fixes it. The songs change tempo and time signature within their runtime but manage to be catchy and enjoyable. The lyrics are silly in the way that Weezer lyrics tend to be silly, but the emotional loneliness that is associated with cold and isolation pops up.On most records, I’ll try to write a hit on, like, one song, and the rest of them, I don’t think about that at all.Sometimes there is someother specific goal for the song. Like, “OK, this is going to be the last song of the album, it’s gotta be utterly climactic.” Or, you know, “This song is the first song for side 2, it’s gotta give us a little break and then reintroduce where we’re going.”But yeah, usually, for one song (per project), I’m like, “All right, let’s try to figure out how to make a hit here.” Cuomo, Rivers. Mister Rivers' Neighborhood 10 July 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNS7_10_21.jpg We’ve done it from time to time; not on every record, but we go (play a show) under the name Goat Punishment. And we’ve been doing it since the late ‘90s. Most people don’t know who Goat Punishment is, but there’s some fans in town who do and they’re sure to show up and they know they’re not going to be hearing “Beverly Hills” or “Island in the Sun”; they’re going to be hearing some new stuff or some very experimental stuff that’s not going to be polished. And they’re happy to be along for the ride. Deville, Chris (March 20, 2022). "Stream Weezer's New EP SZNZ: Spring". Stereogum . Retrieved March 20, 2022. You’re very active on social media to stay connected to your fans, but it almost seems like social media itself is kind of counter intuitive to the whole Eastern spiritual view, because it’s so busy and conflict-ridden. Do you have any struggles with social media as an artist?

Kreps, Daniel (December 9, 2022). "Weezer Pine for Canine Companionship on New Song "I Want a Dog" ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 27, 2022. Dark Enough to See the Stars" is a somewhat depressing number, with WEEZER wondering why God plopped him on Earth. Sans the lyrics, the music is upbeat, making this song a true dichotomy. a b Dalarossa, Michelle (January 5, 2023). "Weezer SZNZ: Winter". Under the Radar . Retrieved February 8, 2023. In the end, we're left with a project that has some wonderful moments that are drowned out by moments of bland power pop. SZNZ as a whole is a mess, I think there's so much to love here and the concepts sounded amazing but in the end it doesn't feel like any of those concepts were actually fleshed out enough to be interesting.I might be wrong on this, but it feels in what I've heard that you're using a lot more acoustic instruments for the spring collection. Was that by design? Childers, Chad. "Weezer Planning Four ‘Seasons’ Albums for 2022" Loudwire. 22 July 2021. https://loudwire.com/weezer-four-seasons-albums-2022/ On March 1, the official Weezer YouTube account reposted River's TikTok video featuring a snippet of A Little Bit of Love with the caption: "Before you know it Spring will be here 😏 #SZNS". [28]