‘Van Weezer’ is Weezer’s soft take on hard rock
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Last Updated May 13, 2021
Grade: 3.5/5.0
Weezer has always paved its own path in its music, pitting ever-conflicting elements of nostalgia, woefulness and veiled cockiness against one another to create one of the most timeless and enjoyable (and sometimes questionable) discographies in the industry. The band fares no differently on its 15th studio album,
Van Weezer, putting its own undeniable spin on the heavy sounds that rocked the ‘80s and frontman Rivers Cuomo’s own growing years.
Released May 7, more than a year after its initial drop date due to the pandemic,