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=SZNZ= | =Future Projects= | ||
I mentioned some upcoming projects in chat on December 7, 2020. There's Small Project, Big Project 1, Big Project 2 (on hold), VW, OKH, Next 3, Next 4, and my Barry Manilow solo album. There's the [[Riverpedia archive - 05/04/2021|video game song]]. The fav band cover song. Well nowadays I just work on Next 4. | |||
December 9, 2020; I got Jake's comments on the first draft of next three. | |||
January 6, 2021; I just turned in the first draft of next4 to Jake. It's going to be the most difficult of all 4 albums to get right but we're off to a great start. | |||
==Small Project== | |||
Status: Completed<br> | |||
Small Project was the Space Between soundtrack.<br> | |||
==Next 3 & Next 4 ({{Highlight|formerly}} SZNS{{Highlight|, now SZNZ}}).== | |||
Status: In progress<br> | |||
Next 3 and Next 4 were concepts for future Weezer albums. These morphed into part of the SZN{{Highlight|Z}} project. SZN{{Highlight|Z}} is in the demo phase, but we hope to record in the studio in September. More info on SZN{{Highlight|Z}} can be found [[#SZNZ|here]] | |||
In several separate interviews, I talk about the idea of possibly doing a collection of four seasonally-based, themed albums. In [https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/weezer-ok-human-van-weezer-new-album-rivers-cuomo-838914 i news UK on January 21st] I mention that in 2022, I want to release four seasonal albums, each with corresponding theme (“Happy, chill, stress-free for spring, lots of Elliott Smith-style loss and sadness for winter, and maybe fall could be dance-rock, like Franz Ferdinand”). | |||
Then in [https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962124558/rivers-cuomo-on-weezers-latest-ok-human-and-the-need-to-riff-or-not NPR on January 29th], I elaborate that we're pretty sure the next idea is going to be called "Seasons," and it's a four-album collection. Each of the four albums comes out on the first day of the relevant season, and each album will have a very different musical and lyrical theme. Spring can be a very breezy, carefree acoustic-type album, whereas fall is going to be dance rock. So I've got the four folders going in Dropbox. I'm having a great time. | |||
On February 9, 2021 in an interview in [https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/weezer-rivers-cuomo-interview-ok-human/ The Forty Five], I give a few more details on this project, that we're working on a four-album set right now. I think they’re going to be eight songs a piece. They’re called Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and together they’re called Weezer Seasons; and the first one will drop on the first day of spring 2022. | |||
February 16, 2021: Aww yeah jake loves dorothy from summer | |||
March 25, 2021: I posted an image to my IG account showing a handwritten "SZNS", and captioned it 2022 | |||
==Big Project #1== | |||
Status: Simmering<br> | |||
After SZN{{Highlight|Z}}, Big Project #1 is my next priority. It will be a collaboration with another artist of my generation, but not one of my medium. It was originally categorized as a "project" because, like Buddha Superstar, it's not an album. Although it appears like it will now be an album first. | |||
==Buddha Superstar (aka Big Project #2)== | |||
Status: On Hold (As of 8.16.2021). | |||
In that same February 9, 2021 interview in [https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/weezer-rivers-cuomo-interview-ok-human/ The Forty Five], I confirmed that I am working on a movie-musical called Buddha Superstar with the Broadway producer responsible for the Green Day musical. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long. I think I just needed somebody else to come along and really encourage me. | |||
I told the user High As A Kite that Big Project #2 would make up for any unrealized conceptual projects of the past. | |||
==Barry Manilow Solo Album== | |||
Status: Unknown<br> | |||
I'd like to do a Barry Manilow type solo album. Crushing emotional ballads with and orchestra. Maybe that'll be the next next next next next next next album in 8 years or so.<br> | |||
I haven't brought it up to my manager.<br> | |||
I'm not really interested in doing a solo album of standards.<br> | |||
On January 30, 2021, I chatted in the hood about what the Cuomilow (Manilow-esque) album could be; it would be mostly songs about romantic relationships. And mostly ballads. More sophisticated in terms of chord progressions and key changes. Also more lush orchestra rather than Abbey road retro strings. I was thinking of it as my first solo record rather than a band record. | |||
<blockquote>Further Reading:<br>[[Riverpedia archive - 12/11/2020|I've Thrown It All Away]]<br>[[Riverpedia archive - 12/17/2020|Spell It Out]]<br>[[Riverpedia archive - 11/17/2020|The Big Project]]<br>[[Riverpedia archive - 05/21/2021|Sheila Can Do It]]<br>[[#SZNZ|SZNS]]<br>[[Riverpedia archive - 12/09/2020|Solo Album]]<br> | |||
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=SZN{{Highlight|Z}}= | |||
A planned series of four albums (8 songs apiece, totaling 32 songs), set for release on the first day of each season of 2022. | A planned series of four albums (8 songs apiece, totaling 32 songs), set for release on the first day of each season of 2022. | ||