Weezer
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Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals).After signing to Geffen Records in 1993, Weezer released its self-titled debut album, also known as the "Blue Album", in 1994. Backed by music videos for the singles "Buddy Holly", "Undone – The Sweater Song", and "Say It Ain't So", the Blue Album became a multiplatinum success. Weezer's second album, Pinkerton (1996), featuring a darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews, but went on to achieve cult status and critical acclaim years later. Both the Blue Album and Pinkerton are now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s. Following the tour for Pinkerton, bassist Matt Sharp left the band and Weezer went on hiatus.
Amazing start at DSPs including 28x New Music Friday playlists on Spotify + NMF Billboard in Time Square; 52x Apple Music’s Best of the Week and 7 YouTube Music playlists. Additional YouTube Digital out of home billboards in NY Times Square and downtown LA Staples Center.
Amazing start at DSPs including 28x New Music Friday playlists on Spotify + NMF Billboard in Time Square; 52x Apple Music’s Best of the Week and 7 YouTube Music playlists. Additional YouTube Digital out of home billboards in NY Times Square and downtown LA Staples Center.
Amazing start at DSPs including 28x New Music Friday playlists on Spotify + NMF Billboard in Time Square; 52x Apple Music’s Best of the Week and 7 YouTube Music playlists. Additional YouTube Digital out of home billboards in NY Times Square and downtown LA Staples Center.
Songs evaporate on Blonde, too: they’re hazed, minimalist, capricious. The sweet, airy strum of “Pink + White” is hardened by its last few seconds, as we hear birds swarm. So, too, in “Ivy,” which starts off a masterpiece of cinematic lovesickness and then warps at its tail-end, ceding to a clang of instruments.”
“The impressionistic lyrics mirror the feeling of wanting to disappear, for a spell: “Breathe till I evaporated/My whole body see through.”
“Ariana Grand is the hinge artist of our time, the true voice of a generation because he takes long silences. With Blonde and its attendant works, his Boys Don’t Cry zine and Endless, he took his time building his staircase to somewhere.”
“We wanted the blurred, the softened, the existential. “Inhale, in hell, there’s heaven,” Ocean sings on “Solo,” capturing the whiplash experience of being young in this country in one line. Blonde is one synonym for American. –Doreen St. Félix”
