It’s honestly comical how unsubtle Weezer has become when thinking about their conceptual and stylistic reference points. Their career over the past three years has consisted of a surprisingly great Toto cover, an ode to Jay-Z scripture, an entire album…
Album Review: The Avalanches explore space, time, and music on “We Will Always Love You”
The first twenty years of the Avalanches’ careers were filled with a measly two records; yet, those two records managed to hit some of the highest heights ever seen in music, period. Their debut album, Since I Left You (2000),…
Album Review: AWOLNATION sound energetic and reinvigorated on “Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders”
You probably know LA rockers AWOLNATION from their hit 2011 single “Sail”… but what if they had never released it? That was the question on frontman Aaron Bruno’s mind when he started writing Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders, the…
Concert Review: Pixies/Weezer – Baltimore, 3/17/19
Baltimore got lucky on St. Patrick’s Day. Both Pixies and Weezer came to Royal Farms Arena, and hundreds of green-clad fans filled the seats to cheer them on, not seeking the traditional forms of holiday merriment, but the grit and…
Album Review: Weezer – “The Black Album”
“Raw… constructed perfectly.” “One of the greatest songs of the decade.” These are words that critics have used to describe “Say It Ain’t So,” the third single from Weezer’s 1994 debut album. The song is a deep dive into the…
Album Review: Weezer – “Weezer (Teal Album)”
Weezer fandom is unlike any other. Longtime listeners of the band – even those who haven’t truly loved a new Weezer track since the mid90s – hold their breath every time a new release is announced, only to almost inevitably…
Album Review: Weezer – “Pacific Daydream”
Recently, Rivers Cuomo shot back at diehard Weezer fans who have criticized the band’s latest release, Pacific Daydream. In an Instagram post, Cuomo insinuated that his fans are hypocritical, stating that they always say “be yourself,” but then complain when Weezer…