Weezer: Difference between revisions

Weezer began working on its ninth studio album in September 2010 with the intent of a 2011 release,<ref name="ninthalbum">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nme.com/news/weezer/52975 |title=NME News Weezer start work on 'Hurley' follow-up |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2010-09-14 |accessdate=2015-07-26}}</ref> but the year ended without seeing a release. The band headlined a four-day rock-themed Carnival Cruise from Miami to Cozumel that set sail on January 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/8052293-421/weezer-still-sailing-own-way-including-cruise-concert.html|title=Weezer still sailing own way, including cruise concert |date=2011-10-05|accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/07/13/the-weezer-cruise-awkwardness-ahoy/|title=The Weezer Cruise Promises Awkwardness Ahoy|date=2011-07-13|accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-announce-caribbean-cruise-20110712|title=Weezer Announce Caribbean Cruise|date=2011-07-12|accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref> In July 2012, Weezer headlined the inaugural [[Bunbury Music Festival]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>Death Cab, Weezer to headline Bunbury fest; The Cincinnati Enquirer; 02/16/2012.</ref> In early 2013 the band brought its Memories Tour to Australia—the band's first Australian tour since 1996. The band played its first two albums in full at several venues. The band also headlined the Punkspring 2013 tour in Japan and later in the year toured Canada and USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/2012-07-12-a-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a |title=2012/07/12 A U S T R A L I A ! |publisher=Weezer |date=2012-07-12 |accessdate=2012-09-04}}</ref>

 

[[File:Rivers Cuomo Performing in 2015 - Photo by Peter Dzubay.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[Rivers Cuomo]] performing with Weezer at the [[Gathering of the Vibes]] in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] in 2015.]]

In January 2014, the band started to record its ninth studio album with producer Ric Ocasek, who previously worked with the band on its first two self-titled albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/weezer_to_record_new_album_with_ric_ocasek_starting_in_january_greatest_hit |title=Weezer to record new album with Ric Ocasek starting in January; greatest hits album in the works - Alternative Press |publisher=Altpress.com |date=2013-10-28 |accessdate=2014-06-02}}</ref> A clip of a new song was posted on the band's official YouTube account on March 19, 2014, which confirmed previous rumors of the band being in the studio.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Newman |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-teaser-band-returns-to-studio-in-cryptic-new-clip-20140319 |title=Weezer Posted a 20-Second, In-the-Studio Teaser Ahead of Possible New Album &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2014-03-19 |accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref> On June 12, 2014, it was revealed that the album title would be ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. It was released on October 7, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6228866/weezer-push-back-everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end-release-date|title=Weezer Pushes Back 'Everything Will Be Alright in the End' Release Date|date=August 21, 2014|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref> to generally favorable reception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end/weezer|title=Reviews for Everything Will Be Alright in the End by Weezer - Metacritic|publisher=|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}</ref>

 

On October 26, 2015, the band released a new single, "[[Thank God for Girls (song)|Thank God for Girls]]", through [[Apple Music]] and to radio the same day. The following week, the band released a second single, "Do You Wanna Get High?". Cuomo claimed in an interview with [[Zane Lowe]], that the band was not working on a new album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Alex|title=Weezer Return to their Roots on "Do You Wanna Get High?" — Listen|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/weezer-return-to-their-roots-on-do-you-wanna-get-high-listen/|website=Consequence of Sound|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=17 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120140237/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/weezer-return-to-their-roots-on-do-you-wanna-get-high-listen/|archivedate=17 November 2015|date=3 November 2015}}</ref>