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In January of [[2011]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] uploaded a video to YouTube (titled "2011-01-18RRC") depicting him and producer [[Shawn Everett]] working in a studio. A short snippet of a guitar riff can be heard, and a text-to-speech voice can be heard saying "...an old rock band, The Roaches, have been called back to a triumphant reunion...". Fans who were present at listening parties/focus groups in the years leading up to the release of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' corroborated that Cuomo was working on a song titled "Rock and Roll Cockroach" for his "[[Sea Opera]]" project, that the concept of a fictional band named The Roaches eventually became the concept of [[The Astronauts]] from the ''EWBAITE'' narrative, and that the song was ultimately repurposed as "[[Beginning of the End]]", released on [[August 14]], [[2020]]. | In January of [[2011]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] uploaded a video to YouTube (titled "2011-01-18RRC") depicting him and producer [[Shawn Everett]] working in a studio. A short snippet of a guitar riff can be heard, and a text-to-speech voice can be heard saying "...an old rock band, The Roaches, have been called back to a triumphant reunion...". Fans who were present at listening parties/focus groups in the years leading up to the release of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' corroborated that Cuomo was working on a song titled "Rock and Roll Cockroach" for his "[[Sea Opera]]" project, that the concept of a fictional band named The Roaches eventually became the concept of [[The Astronauts]] from the ''EWBAITE'' narrative, and that the song was ultimately repurposed as "[[Beginning of the End]]", released on [[August 14]], [[2020]]. | ||
On [[November 20]], [[2020]], the demo was released on [[riverscuomo.com]] through the site's [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] as part of a compilation titled ''[[Alone | On [[November 20]], [[2020]], the demo was released on [[riverscuomo.com]] through the site's [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] as part of a compilation titled ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. | ||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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