New Weezer album in 2008 looking likely!

Perhaps it was mentioned not too long ago in my generalized Weezer article about some upcoming works for the year of our Lord 2008, rumor has it that this is looking quite likely indeed, as my article title clearly indicates like all get out. Weezer’s longtime manservant Karl has been quite active with the band in sunny Southern California as they are apparently laying down some impressive new jams that are guaranteed to change each of our respective lives for the better, and even if our respective lives are going quite nicely as is, point is: Things can only get better.

Wouldn’t you know that the band have been rehearsing since earlier this spring and entered the studio legit in July. I find it truly fascinating that this event is going to take place, as it hits a cultural nerve, unlike the recent Smashing Pumpkins release. I know that it is not going to be easy to top the epic “Make Believe” of just a few short years ago, and of which I may very well write a review at some point, so stay tuned for that! The way Karl is describing this material it almost seems as if Weezer is trying their luck with Prog Rock. Oh, Rivers, whatever will we do with you?

And now more specifics directly from the Weezer lackey:

The sound is definitely weezer, but not quite like any weezer I've heard before. Or rather, not like any one style that weezer has ever tried, but a fresh combination with some new flavors on top. It sounds as if the band has grown into a new land that they had previously only skirted around the edges of - a land where arrangements are getting adventurous, where song structures, lengths and feels are given plenty of sunlight and fresh water and allowed to grow into what the songs demand. It sounds really cool. Like an excellent music farm. Or perhaps a food co-op.

I am quite pleased by Karl’s musings, and wish to enter the most privatized of layers of the inner Weezer realm myself, but perhaps Only In Dreams (Just a little “Blue Album” reference, mates). I’m excited, as we are discussing the greatest band in the history of Rock, and don’t you forget it. And if you need a reminder, just take a look:



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