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'''''Weezer''''' also known as "The White Album," is Weezer's tenth studio album. It was revealed on January 14th, 2016 and was released on April 1st. A digital-only deluxe version was released on October 7th, 2016. The album | '''''Weezer''''' also known as "The White Album," is Weezer's tenth studio album. It was revealed on January 14th, 2016 and was released on April 1st. A digital-only deluxe version was released on October 7th, 2016. The album garnered a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Rock Album. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Bandmate [[Brian Bell]] cowrote "[[Endless Bummer]]" and "[[L.A. Girlz]]" . | Bandmate [[Brian Bell]] cowrote "[[Endless Bummer]]" and "[[L.A. Girlz]]" . | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
On October 20, 2015, "[[Thank God for Girls]]" was played live at a small iHeart Radio show in Burbank, California. This was followed by an official single release on October 26th. A week later, on November 2nd, the song "[[Do You Wanna Get High?]]" debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music. The song was officially released the following day. In interviews, Rivers insisted that these songs were not part of a new album and that they were just two songs. In January of 2016, [[weezer.com]] became a blank white screen and the band's Facebook and Twitter pages posted blank white pictures. A video was posted to the band's youtube channel that was a white screen with static in the background. On the morning of January 14, the album was announced as ''The White Album'' with a release date of April 1 in addition to a new song and video for "[[King of the World]]". | On October 20, 2015, "[[Thank God for Girls]]" was played live at a [[Weezer_concert:_10/20/2015_-_Burbank,_CA|small iHeart Radio show]] in Burbank, California. This was followed by an official single release on October 26th. A week later, on November 2nd, the song "[[Do You Wanna Get High?]]" debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music. The song was officially released the following day. In interviews, Rivers insisted that these songs were not part of a new album and that they were just two songs. In January of 2016, [[weezer.com]] became a blank white screen and the band's Facebook and Twitter pages posted blank white pictures. A video was posted to the band's youtube channel that was a white screen with static in the background. On the morning of January 14, the album was announced as ''The White Album'' with a release date of April 1 in addition to a new song and video for "[[King of the World]]". | ||
Producer [[Jake Sinclair]] revealed himself on [[allthingsweezer.com]] as user "wannabeezer" and began to share insight on the new album. As a weezer fan himself, his goal was to make a weezer album that would change the third album on people's rankings. Two more songs were released before the album: "[[L.A. Girlz]]" on February 16th, and "[[California Kids]]" which leaked on Apple Music for a short amount of time. The latter was a remake of the 2014 [[Scott & Rivers]] song "[[California]]." The song was officially released on March 9. | Producer [[Jake Sinclair]] revealed himself on [[allthingsweezer.com]] as user "wannabeezer" and began to share insight on the new album. As a weezer fan himself, his goal was to make a weezer album that would change the third album on people's rankings. Two more songs were released before the album: "[[L.A. Girlz]]" on February 16th, and "[[California Kids]]" which leaked on Apple Music for a short amount of time. The latter was a remake of the 2014 [[Scott & Rivers]] song "[[California]]." The song was officially released on March 9. | ||