Rating:
Verdict: Needs an edit
Keen to avoid the sophomore slump that afflicts so many artists on that tricky second album, Rag’n’Bone Man flew to Nashville in a bid to step away from the blues and soul of 2017’s Human, a polished debut that topped the charts and turned him into a major star.
A change of scenery has certainly had an impact on the imposing singer from Uckfield in East Sussex, who uses Life By Misadventure to try his hand at acoustic folk, Coldplay-like balladry and guitar-driven numbers with a country-rock feel. Such an eclectic approach can sometimes work a treat, but the effect here is merely scattergun.
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Weezer unveil Van Weezer tracklist and share I Need Some Of That
Publish Date Friday, 23 April 2021, 9:15AM
It s been a winding road to get to Weezer s release of Van Weezer, but the finish line is finally in sight! And before its 15th album drops, the band has shared another new song off the metal-inspired project: I Need Some Of That.
Listen to the new tune above.
As fans know, Van Weezer was supposed to come out last May, but the pandemic derailed those plans. Even though Rivers Cuomo and company had already released three tracks off the album ( The End Of The Game, Hero, Beginning Of The End ) and teased another called Blue Dream on The Simpsons, they opted to pause its rollout and shift gears to another project they were working on, the orchestral OK Human.
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And though
Van Weezer s heavy rock feel may seem random, it s actually surprisingly fitting. Not only are the band s members fans of KISS, Black Sabbath, Rush, Van Halen, Metallica and Slayer, but Cuomo actually was
in a metal band before forming Weezer. How s that for full circle?
Van Weezer is slated for a May 7 release and can be preordered
here. See its track list below.
Van Weezer