Weezer Announces New Self-Titled 'Gold Album' Featuring Wednesday's Karly Hartzman on Lead Single
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· 3 sourcesWeezer has announced a new self-titled album, nicknamed "The Gold Album," set for release on August 21 via Reprise/Warner. Pitchfork reported it is the band's first LP since 2021's *Van Weezer* and *OK Human*, and features Rivers Cuomo's first co-write with drummer Pat Wilson since the band's debut. The lead single, "We Might as Well Be Strangers," is a duet between Cuomo and Wednesday's Karly Hartzman, with Stereogum noting the song was produced by Klas Åhlund and Kenneth Blume. Rolling Stone added that the 10-track album was previewed alongside its gold cover art, which the band shared on Instagram with a cryptic caption.
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Weezer is releasing another self-titled album, nicknamed "The Gold Album," on August 21 via Reprise/Warner. It's their first LP since 2021's Van Weezer and OK Human, and features Rivers Cuomo's first co-write with drummer Pat Wilson since the band's debut. The lead single "We Might as Well Be Strangers" is a duet between Cuomo and Wednesday's Karly Hartzman, with a music video directed by Jasper Graham.
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· 3 pulledWeezer have yet another self-titled album on the way, and this time, it's gold.
Their first LP since 2021's Van Weezer and OK Human—as well as the subsequent Sznz EP series—arrives August 21 via Reprise/Warner.
Weezer includes Rivers Cuomo's first co-write with drummer Pat Wilson since the band's debut; the lead single, meanwhile, is a duet between Cuomo and Wednesday's Karly Hartzman.
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