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Even before the release of [[The White Album]] in 2016, [[Rivers Cuomo]] was talking about the next release, which at the time was expected to be The Black Album. He wanted to push in a more darker, more modern-sounding direction in order to contrast with the White Album: “The next album is going to feel like an urban environment, night-time and gritty and hopefully a lot more modern sounds, synthesised sounds, samples maybe."[http://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/read/rivers-cuomo-talks-about-weezers-gritty-black-album/] He also intended to not use White Album producer Jake Sinclair again, claiming that on the White Album "I was the voice that was saying, 'Let's do something radical.' And Jake [Sinclair], our producer, was very much the voice of conservatism, on the side of the old-school fans... He won on [White], and I'm gonna win on the next album, which is the Black Album."[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-ms-rivers-cuomo-20160327-story.html] In an interview at the Grammy Museum, Rivers also mentioned that Sinclair might be "too much" of a weezer fan to accomplish what they were going for. By the end of March, Rivers claimed he was halfway through writing the album[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/30/weezer-white-album-rivers-cuomo/82351992/]. | Even before the release of [[The White Album]] in 2016, [[Rivers Cuomo]] was talking about the next release, which at the time was expected to be The Black Album. He wanted to push in a more darker, more modern-sounding direction in order to contrast with the White Album: “The next album is going to feel like an urban environment, night-time and gritty and hopefully a lot more modern sounds, synthesised sounds, samples maybe."[http://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/read/rivers-cuomo-talks-about-weezers-gritty-black-album/] He also intended to not use White Album producer Jake Sinclair again, claiming that on the White Album "I was the voice that was saying, 'Let's do something radical.' And Jake [Sinclair], our producer, was very much the voice of conservatism, on the side of the old-school fans... He won on [White], and I'm gonna win on the next album, which is the Black Album."[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-ms-rivers-cuomo-20160327-story.html] In an interview at the Grammy Museum, Rivers also mentioned that Sinclair might be "too much" of a weezer fan to accomplish what they were going for. By the end of March, Rivers claimed he was halfway through writing the album[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/30/weezer-white-album-rivers-cuomo/82351992/]. | ||
On [[March 16]], 2017, the single [[Feels Like Summer]] was released along with a prospective release date of Summer 2017 for the next album. However, aside from an acoustic version of the single dropping on [[June 29]], Summer came and went without any news. However, on [[August 13]], [[Scott Shriner]] mentioned in an interview that the next album might not be The Black Album anymore. He also stated that [[Butch Walker]], who produced a few songs on [[Raditude]], would return for the new album.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/13/new-to-canada-big-feastival-promises-to-serve-superior-food-on-top-of-weezer-and-more.html] Shortly thereafter, [[Mexican Fender]] was released | On [[March 16]], 2017, the single "[[Feels Like Summer]]" was released along with a prospective release date of Summer 2017 for the next album. However, aside from an acoustic version of the single dropping on [[June 29]], Summer came and went without any news. However, on [[August 13]], [[Scott Shriner]] mentioned in an interview that the next album might not be The Black Album anymore. He also stated that [[Butch Walker]], who produced a few songs on [[Raditude]], would return for the new album.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/13/new-to-canada-big-feastival-promises-to-serve-superior-food-on-top-of-weezer-and-more.html] Shortly thereafter, "[[Mexican Fender]]" was released online on [[August 17]], [[2017]] with the announcement that album was to be called Pacific Daydream and had a release date of [[October 27]], [[2017]]. | ||
[[Mexican Fender]] premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show, as did many of the White Album singles, along with an interview with the band. In the interview, Rivers said that the original plan was to release the Black Album, but the sessions were producing songs that didn't fit his vision. Initially, these songs were set aside in a dropbox folder called "beach" until this folder started growing faster than the Black Album one did, and the album "really came together." However, he mentioned the album was not yet completed at the time it was announced. He also insisted that the Black Album is still coming and is "pretty much ready." He also noted he was trying hard not to use the word "girl" in his songs | "[[Mexican Fender]]" premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show, as did many of the White Album singles, along with an interview with the band. In the interview, Rivers said that the original plan was to release the Black Album, but the sessions were producing songs that didn't fit his vision. Initially, these songs were set aside in a dropbox folder called "beach" until this folder started growing faster than the Black Album one did, and the album "really came together." However, he mentioned the album was not yet completed at the time it was announced. He also insisted that the Black Album is still coming and is "pretty much ready." He also noted he was trying hard not to use the word "girl" in his songs. | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
[[Feels Like Summer]] was the first single from the album and was released on March 16 of 2017 along with a music video. An acoustic version was released later in June and an alternate video parodying Guns N' Roses' Paradise City was released in late July. | "[[Feels Like Summer]]" was the first single from the album and was released on March 16 of 2017 along with a music video. An acoustic version was released later in June and an alternate video parodying Guns N' Roses' Paradise City was released in late July. | ||
In mid August, [[Karl Koch]] posted a snapshot of the cover art (the bottom right corner with the Chinese text) with no caption on the weezer fan club facebook page. Shortly after, on August 17 of 2017, [[Mexican Fender]] was released as the next single along with the album cover, title, and release date. The other track titles remained unknown until [[September 12]], when the tracklist was released along with the announcement that the song [[Beach Boys]] would be released | In mid August, [[Karl Koch]] posted a snapshot of the cover art (the bottom right corner with the Chinese text) with no caption on the weezer fan club facebook page. Shortly after, on August 17 of 2017, "[[Mexican Fender]]" was released as the next single along with the album cover, title, and release date. The other track titles remained unknown until [[September 12]], when the tracklist was released along with the announcement that the song "[[Beach Boys]]" would be released the following Thursday, [[September 14]]. A fourth song, [[Weekend Woman]], was released on Thursday, [[October 5]]. "[[Happy Hour]]" was released on [[October 18]] and was pushed to alternate radio as the album's second single. Half of the album (the entire first half) was released online before the release date. | ||