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'''''SZNZ''''' (pronounced "Seasons") is an upcoming musical project by [[Weezer]] planned for release in [[2022]], possibly as a collection of four studio mini-albums or EPs to be released on the first day of each season, with each having its own seasonal motif. | '''''SZNZ''''' (formerly '''''SZNS''''', pronounced "Seasons") is an upcoming musical project by [[Weezer]] planned for release in [[2022]], possibly as a collection of four studio mini-albums or EPs to be released on the first day of each season, with each having its own seasonal motif. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
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The project, throughout much of [[2021]], was conceived as a collection of four albums slated to release on the first day of each respective season in 2022.<ref>"Rivers Cuomo On Weezer's Latest, 'OK Human,' And The Need To Riff (Or Not)" ''NPR'' 29 January 2021. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962124558/rivers-cuomo-on-weezers-latest-ok-human-and-the-need-to-riff-or-not</ref> The first album, to be released at the beginning of spring, has been described as a "very breezy, carefree acoustic-type album," tentatively titled ''Happy Chill'', and would be more inline with the style of "[[Island in the Sun]]".<ref>Wood, Mikael. "It’s not ‘Pinkerton.’ But Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo gets pretty emo on ‘OK Human’ " ''Los Angeles Times''. 26 January 2021. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-26/weezer-rivers-cuomo-ok-human</ref> Cuomo has described the winter album concept as conjuring the sound of ’90s singer-songwriters like [[Elliott Smith]] with "lots of loss and despair and kind of quiet." He has described the autumn album as reflecting "dance-rock" artists like Franz Ferdinand<ref>Bienstock, Richard. "Weezer have four – yes, four – new albums in the works" ''Guitar World''. 3 February 2021. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezer-have-four-yes-four-new-albums-in-the-works</ref> or the Strokes.<ref>Tenreyro, Tatiana "We didn't ask for a "Strokes-style" Weezer record, but we're getting one anyway" ''The A.V. Club''. 16 July 2021. https://www.avclub.com/we-didnt-ask-for-a-strokes-style-weezer-record-but-w-1847307785</ref> | The project, throughout much of [[2021]], was conceived as a collection of four albums slated to release on the first day of each respective season in 2022.<ref>"Rivers Cuomo On Weezer's Latest, 'OK Human,' And The Need To Riff (Or Not)" ''NPR'' 29 January 2021. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962124558/rivers-cuomo-on-weezers-latest-ok-human-and-the-need-to-riff-or-not</ref> The first album, to be released at the beginning of spring, has been described as a "very breezy, carefree acoustic-type album," tentatively titled ''Happy Chill'', and would be more inline with the style of "[[Island in the Sun]]".<ref>Wood, Mikael. "It’s not ‘Pinkerton.’ But Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo gets pretty emo on ‘OK Human’ " ''Los Angeles Times''. 26 January 2021. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-26/weezer-rivers-cuomo-ok-human</ref> Cuomo has described the winter album concept as conjuring the sound of ’90s singer-songwriters like [[Elliott Smith]] with "lots of loss and despair and kind of quiet." He has described the autumn album as reflecting "dance-rock" artists like Franz Ferdinand<ref>Bienstock, Richard. "Weezer have four – yes, four – new albums in the works" ''Guitar World''. 3 February 2021. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezer-have-four-yes-four-new-albums-in-the-works</ref> or the Strokes.<ref>Tenreyro, Tatiana "We didn't ask for a "Strokes-style" Weezer record, but we're getting one anyway" ''The A.V. Club''. 16 July 2021. https://www.avclub.com/we-didnt-ask-for-a-strokes-style-weezer-record-but-w-1847307785</ref> | ||
On [[March 25]], [[2021]], | On [[March 25]], [[2021]], Cuomo uploaded a photo to Instagram of the letters "SZNS" with the caption "2022".<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Instagram'' https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2ki-9JVLb/</ref><ref>https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNSInstagram.jpg</ref> | ||
===Production=== | ===Production=== | ||
On [[April 29]], | On [[April 29]], Cuomo told members of [[Riverchat]] that the song "[[Pacific Sunset]]" had been cut from consideration, though he was still interested in repurposing the bridge. He claimed the song was "not good enough for SZNS" and after a member commented that they appreciated the band's commitment to high standards following [[OK Human]], he replied "We've left [OK Human] in the dust".<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood'' 29 April 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNS_ps.jpg</ref> | ||
On [[July 9]], | On [[July 9]], Cuomo told members of [[Riverchat]] that ''SZNS'' may not release as he had originally envisioned following a "interesting conversation" with Crush Records founder [[Jonathan Daniel]], later clarifying that he was referring to the format of releasing four albums at the beginning of each season throughout the year, specifically stating he wanted to "avoid the fate" of [[Green Day|Green Day's]] album trilogy ''¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!'' and ''Kanye West's'' seven-song albums. <ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood'' 9 July 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNSRiverchat_7_9_21.jpg</ref> The next day, Cuomo confirmed that the release format had indeed changed saying it would be "equal to or greater" than the original format. After expressing excitement for the project and it's cover art, he teased that ''SZNS'' could come out "all at once" on [[January 1]], [[2022]]. <ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood'' 10 July 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNS7_10_21.jpg</ref> Despite this, Cuomo has since continued to promote the four-album concept, mentioning it to ''Good Morning America'' a few weeks later.<ref>Good Morning America, "Weezer performs ‘Hero’ | GMA" ''YouTube''. 18 July 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfhe-DoUmqs&t=116s</ref><ref>Childers, Chad. "Weezer Planning Four ‘Seasons’ Albums for 2022" ''Loudwire''. 22 July 2021. https://loudwire.com/weezer-four-seasons-albums-2022/</ref> | ||
Cuomo confirmed in September of 2021 that [[Ethan Gruska]] would be the co-producer for ''Spring''.<ref>[[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/22/2021#Recording|Riverpedia archive - 09/22/2021]]</ref> Cuomo has mentioned the first single, "[[Records]]" (from the ''Summer'' album), as being slated for release alongside the ''Spring'' album.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 12 October 2021. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-10-12-2021.png]]</ref> | Cuomo confirmed in September of 2021 that [[Ethan Gruska]] would be the co-producer for ''Spring''.<ref>[[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/22/2021#Recording|Riverpedia archive - 09/22/2021]]</ref> Cuomo has mentioned the first single, "[[Records]]" (from the ''Summer'' album), as being slated for release alongside the ''Spring'' album.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 12 October 2021. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-10-12-2021.png]]</ref> | ||
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According to Cuomo, each album would consist of eight songs each (for contractual reasons)<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 5 November 2021. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-11-05-2021.png]]</ref> but may be limited to five songs upon initial release with the remaining songs appearing in a possible vinyl box set at the end of the year.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 1 February 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-02-01-2022.png]]</ref> Though he would later respond to a fan on Twitter, stating that it had been decided that the number of tracks per album would be seven.<ref>@riverscuomo "7." ''Twitter''. 11 February 2022. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/1492273303678898178 Screenshot: [[:File:Szns-feb1122-7songs.png]]</ref> | According to Cuomo, each album would consist of eight songs each (for contractual reasons)<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 5 November 2021. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-11-05-2021.png]]</ref> but may be limited to five songs upon initial release with the remaining songs appearing in a possible vinyl box set at the end of the year.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 1 February 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Mrn-discord-02-01-2022.png]]</ref> Though he would later respond to a fan on Twitter, stating that it had been decided that the number of tracks per album would be seven.<ref>@riverscuomo "7." ''Twitter''. 11 February 2022. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/1492273303678898178 Screenshot: [[:File:Szns-feb1122-7songs.png]]</ref> | ||
On [[February 7]], | On [[February 7]], Cuomo posted on Twitter to reiterate the planned release dates for each album but added that they had yet to be "confirmed with any record company or manager". <ref>@riverscuomo "Here are the SZNS release dates*:<br><br>Spring: Sunday, March 20<br>Summer: Monday, June 20<br>Fall: Thursday, September 22<br>Winter: Wednesday, December 21<br><br>*Those should be the first days of the seasons so please correct me if wrong.<br>*Also, not confirmed with any record company or manager." ''Twitter''. 7 February 2022. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/1490837486926385152 Screenshot: [[:File:Riverstwt feb722.png]]</ref> | ||
On [[February 17]], | On [[February 17]], Cuomo submitted a possible press release for ''SZNS'' explaining the concept and backstory to the albums. <ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 17 February 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Szns-feb1722-concept.jpg]]</ref> | ||
He posted the release to his Discord server later that day: | He posted the release to his Discord server later that day: | ||
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On [[February 24]], he shared a 10 second snippet of the song [[A Little Bit of Love]] through Discord. On [[February 27]] he shared the same snippet through Tik Tok featuring a video of him dressed as an Elf, as well as a slideshow with pictures of him and his wife. <ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''TikTok''. 27 February 2022. Link: [[https://www.tiktok.com/@rivers_cuomo/video/7069249893545626923]]</ref> | On [[February 24]], he shared a 10 second snippet of the song [[A Little Bit of Love]] through Discord. On [[February 27]] he shared the same snippet through Tik Tok featuring a video of him dressed as an Elf, as well as a slideshow with pictures of him and his wife. <ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''TikTok''. 27 February 2022. Link: [[https://www.tiktok.com/@rivers_cuomo/video/7069249893545626923]]</ref> | ||
On [[March 1]], | On [[March 1]], Cuomo requested via Discord that all instances of the word "Fall" on the ''SZNS'' [[Riverpedia]] article be replaced with "Autumn." <ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 1 March 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Szns-mar122-autumn.png]]</ref> On [[March 7]], Cuomo indicated that the project had been renamed ''SZNZ''.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 7 March 2022. [[:File:Discord-rivers-sznztitle030722.png]]</ref> | ||
===Promotion=== | ===Promotion=== |