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'''''Zerwee''''' is an EP by musician [[Billy Cobb]], released on [[May 3]], [[2019]]. The album is envisioned as a pastiche of [[Weezer]], particularly of ''[[The Blue Album]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | '''''Zerwee''''' is an EP by musician [[Billy Cobb]], released on [[May 3]], [[2019]]. The album is envisioned as a pastiche of [[Weezer]], particularly of ''[[The Blue Album]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In describing the EP, Cobb has said: "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself".<ref>Cobbtimus_Prime "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself: Zerwee", ''Reddit'', 3 May 2019. https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/bk9uoy/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_weezer_to_release/ </ref> Initially released only digitally via Cobb's YouTube channel, the EP has also received a physical CD release in Japan in late [[2019]] under the label Kerosene Records (distributed by Disk Union), and a remastered release on CD, cassette, and vinyl in [[2021]] by Needlejuice Records.<ref>@needlejuicerec "Billy Cobb - Zerwee, Pts 1 + 2 Now available for pre-order on vinyl/CD/tape" ''Twitter'', 8 February 2021 https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1358884563083214860</ref> | In describing the EP, Cobb has said: "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself".<ref>Cobbtimus_Prime "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself: Zerwee", ''Reddit'', 3 May 2019. https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/bk9uoy/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_weezer_to_release/ </ref> Initially released only digitally via Cobb's YouTube channel, the EP has also received a physical CD release in Japan in late [[2019]] under the label Kerosene Records (distributed by Disk Union), and a remastered release on CD, cassette, and vinyl in [[2021]] by Needlejuice Records.<ref>@needlejuicerec "Billy Cobb - Zerwee, Pts 1 + 2 Now available for pre-order on vinyl/CD/tape" ''Twitter'', 8 February 2021 https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1358884563083214860</ref> The EP has been accused of plagiarism by some, citing that the songs "She Doesn't Love Me" and "Dumb Song For Virgins To Cry To" copy the melodies from [[Waiting On You]] and Surfer Girl by [[The Beach Boys]] respectively. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||