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In an interview with Spanish magazine MondoSonoro[https://www.facebook.com/mondosonoro/videos/2172246899541125/], Bell described the basis of the album as "a string section", and that the album would also feature acoustic guitars, a Hammond organ, and would sound very "airy and open". Bell also described the album as one of his favorite albums the band has made thus far. In [https://www.binaural.es/entrevista/entrevista-weezer-nos-funciona-confeccionar-los-discos-de-forma-encadenada/ an August 2019 interview with the Spanish blog Binaural], Bell confirmed that the album's string section was recorded before anything else, and suggested that [[Crush]] Management would prefer to release ''Van Weezer'' before ''OK Human''. | In an interview with Spanish magazine MondoSonoro[https://www.facebook.com/mondosonoro/videos/2172246899541125/], Bell described the basis of the album as "a string section", and that the album would also feature acoustic guitars, a Hammond organ, and would sound very "airy and open". Bell also described the album as one of his favorite albums the band has made thus far. In [https://www.binaural.es/entrevista/entrevista-weezer-nos-funciona-confeccionar-los-discos-de-forma-encadenada/ an August 2019 interview with the Spanish blog Binaural], Bell confirmed that the album's string section was recorded before anything else, and suggested that [[Crush]] Management would prefer to release ''Van Weezer'' before ''OK Human''. | ||
On [[April 10]], Rivers [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|stated on the video conferencing platform Zoom]] that, at the time, the album was 75% complete. He followed this up by saying the album would likely not be released in [[2020]]. On [[April 17]], he explained the premise to a fan as "very much a day in the life of [himself], but from a very private place." In a Zoom conference on [[May 9]], Cuomo opened by performing a cover of "Heart-Shaped Box" by [[Nirvana]]. Afterwards, Cuomo recalled being struck by the song's use of "tar pits" in its lyrics as he had, one day prior, recorded tracks for an ''OK Human'' song titled "[[La Brea Tar Pits]]". On [[May 14]], Cuomo shared a photo via Snapchat of a studio, with visible sheet music titled "[[Dead Roses]]". On [[May 15]], Cuomo confirmed in an interview with Mike Jones of the radio station DC101 that the string section was the first to be recorded for the album and that, at the time of the interview, only his piano parts were yet to be completed. | On [[April 10]], Rivers [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|stated on the video conferencing platform Zoom]] that, at the time, the album was 75% complete. He followed this up by saying the album would likely not be released in [[2020]]. On [[April 17]], he explained the premise to a fan as "very much a day in the life of [himself], but from a very private place." In a Zoom conference on [[May 9]], Cuomo opened by performing a cover of "Heart-Shaped Box" by [[Nirvana]]. Afterwards, Cuomo recalled being struck by the song's use of "tar pits" in its lyrics as he had, one day prior, recorded tracks for an ''OK Human'' song titled "[[La Brea Tar Pits]]". On [[May 14]], Cuomo shared a photo via Snapchat of a studio, with visible sheet music titled "[[Dead Roses]]". On [[May 15]], Cuomo confirmed in an interview with Mike Jones of the radio station DC101 that the string section was the first to be recorded for the album and that, at the time of the interview, only his piano parts were yet to be completed. | ||
On [[August 13]], Weezer announced that their currently planned release [[Van Weezer]] was being delayed further into May 2021.[https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1294123815954534400] They also hinted that songs from OK Human would release in the meantime, possibly signaling the release order of the two albums had been switched.[https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1294124031612989442] | |||
==Known Track Titles== | ==Known Track Titles== | ||
*"[[La Brea Tar Pits]]" | *"[[La Brea Tar Pits]]" | ||