A statement at the Green Day premiere places the project and its timeline into sharper focus.
A statement at the Green Day premiere places the project and its timeline into sharper focus.
Rivers Cuomo takes a wry look at the push-and-pull between artistic restlessness and audience expectation on the latest preview of the band’s 20th album.
The band’s latest LP arrives August 21, co-produced with Klas Åhlund and Kenneth Blume, alongside a Wednesday-featuring duet that traces directly back to an older track’s unexpected second life.
Five years after Van Weezer, the band returns with a 10-track LP and a single that features Wednesday’s singer, alongside a fall tour and a self-referential streak.
Sixteen lo-fi, mostly acoustic recordings appeared on his channel, spanning Whitney Houston to Nirvana. No statement, no tracklist, just the songs.
This year’s selections map the unsteady pulse of American listening, from house music’s underground origins to stadium-size pop.
The band’s first single for Reprise/Warner leans into familiar power-pop comfort.
The band will headline a 32-city North American tour this autumn with The Shins and Silversun Pickups, alongside work on a new studio album.