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'''Billy Cobb''' (born 1998) is an American musician and YouTube personality. In addition to his original music, he has recorded numerous tributes to [[Weezer]]. | '''Billy Cobb''' (born 1998), formerly known as '''Romance Isn't Dead''', is an American musician and YouTube personality. In addition to his original music, he has recorded numerous tributes to [[Weezer]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cobb uploaded his first Weezer-related video, a cover of the demo "[[Superfriend]]", on [[February 23]], [[2017]]. He later released a cover of "[[El Scorcho]]" on [[June 8]], [[2018]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVLMsze9Gk "My Attempt at El Scorcho by Weezer"] YouTube. June 8, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201227211151if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVLMsze9Gk Archived] from the original on 2020-12-27.</ref> Two months later, on [[August 27]], he released [[Songs from the Black Hole (Billy Cobb)|an attempted re-creation]] of the scrapped Weezer album concept ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. Cobb has, additionally, released other Weezer-related videos and covers. | Cobb uploaded his first Weezer-related video, a cover of the demo "[[Superfriend]]", on [[February 23]], [[2017]]. He later released a cover of "[[El Scorcho]]" on [[June 8]], [[2018]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVLMsze9Gk "My Attempt at El Scorcho by Weezer"] YouTube. June 8, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201227211151if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVLMsze9Gk Archived] from the original on 2020-12-27.</ref>. Two months later, on [[August 27]], he released [[Songs from the Black Hole (Billy Cobb)|an attempted re-creation]] of the scrapped Weezer album concept ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. Cobb has, additionally, released other Weezer-related videos and covers. | ||
On [[May 3]], [[2019]], Cobb uploaded an EP titled ''[[Zerwee]]'' onto YouTube, comprised of four original songs in the style of Weezer. Said Cobb, "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself".<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/bk9uoy/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_weezer_to_release "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself: Zerwee"] Reddit. May 3, 2019.</ref> Cobb released a followup, ''[[Zerwee, pt. 2]]'', on [[July 2]], [[2020]]. Both ''Zerwee'' albums received physical editions by [https://needlejuicerecords.com/ Needlejuice Records] in February of [[2021]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1358884563083214860 "Billy Cobb - Zerwee, Pts 1 + 2 Now available for pre-order on vinyl/CD/tape"] Twitter. February 8, 2021.</ref>. | On [[May 3]], [[2019]], Cobb uploaded an EP titled ''[[Zerwee]]'' onto YouTube, comprised of four original songs in the style of Weezer. Said Cobb, "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself".<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/weezer/comments/bk9uoy/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_weezer_to_release "I got tired of waiting for Weezer to release another good album so I made one myself: Zerwee"] Reddit. May 3, 2019.</ref> Cobb released a followup, ''[[Zerwee, pt. 2]]'', on [[July 2]], [[2020]]. Both ''Zerwee'' albums received physical editions by [https://needlejuicerecords.com/ Needlejuice Records] in February of [[2021]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1358884563083214860 "Billy Cobb - Zerwee, Pts 1 + 2 Now available for pre-order on vinyl/CD/tape"] Twitter. February 8, 2021.</ref>. | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
===Studio Albums=== | ===Studio Albums=== | ||
*''The Mad Sunder'' (2015, as '''Romance Isn't Dead''') | |||
*''Abstract'' (2016) | *''Abstract'' (2016) | ||
*''The Void'' (2017) | *''The Void'' (2017) | ||
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*''[[The Melodica Album]]'' (2019) | *''[[The Melodica Album]]'' (2019) | ||
*''[[Melodikerton]]'' (2019) | *''[[Melodikerton]]'' (2019) | ||
*''12 Country Covers of Murder, Sex, Satan, and Heartbreak '' (2020) | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Zerwee]] | *[[Zerwee]] | ||