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On [[January 10]], the preorder page for the vinyl pressing of the album was discovered on UK record store chain HMV's webpage, with a release date of [[January 29]].[https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/ok-human] The page was taken down shortly after it was discovered. On the same day, a post reviewing the album was found on a Hungarian blog. [http://elmenyem.hu/zene/januar-vegen-erkezik-a-meglepetes-weezer-album/] The post appeared to reinforce January 29th as the release date and claimed that the album would have 12 tracks. These claims have yet be officially confirmed. | On [[January 10]], the preorder page for the vinyl pressing of the album was discovered on UK record store chain HMV's webpage, with a release date of [[January 29]].[https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/ok-human] The page was taken down shortly after it was discovered. On the same day, a post reviewing the album was found on a Hungarian blog. [http://elmenyem.hu/zene/januar-vegen-erkezik-a-meglepetes-weezer-album/] The post appeared to reinforce January 29th as the release date and claimed that the album would have 12 tracks. These claims have yet be officially confirmed. | ||
On [[January 12]], members of the Weezer Fan Club started to receive floppy disks in their mail from Los Angeles, CA. The disks were titled <i> | On [[January 12]], members of the Weezer Fan Club started to receive floppy disks in their mail from Los Angeles, CA.[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10225402536756214&set=gm.1982843908531452] The disks were titled <i>Masterpiece</i> and had the following instructions written on them: <i>"Hi Human, open ReadMe.txt"</i> | ||
Later that day the contents of the disk were uncovered showing | Later that day the contents of the disk were uncovered showing an edited picture of Bill Gates face-swapped with Rivers, ASCII art by Joan G. Stark and a website URL.[https://www.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/kw1fhw/contents_of_the_masterpiece_floppy_disk_contains/][https://www.microsoftinsider.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Microsoft-y-Windows-1.0.jpg][http://everythingthatfeelssogoodisbadbadbad.com/] | ||
The website led to a Spotify playlist created by the band. Most of the songs featured were unrelated to Weezer with the only exception being the first track, which was created for the playlist, | The website led to a Spotify playlist created by the band. Most of the songs featured were unrelated to Weezer with the only exception being the first track, which was created for the playlist, titled <i>ReadMe.txt</i>. The track featured a synthesized female voice reciting the following message: | ||
<blockquote>All my favorite songs are slow and sad. All my favorite people make me mad. Everything that feels so good is bad bad bad. All my favorite songs are slow and sad. | <blockquote>All my favorite songs are slow and sad. All my favorite people make me mad. Everything that feels so good is bad bad bad. All my favorite songs are slow and sad. | ||
I don't know what's wrong with me!. </blockquote> | I don't know what's wrong with me!. </blockquote> | ||