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'''''SZNZ: Spring''''' is the first (of four) in the ''[[SZNZ]]'' series of EPs by [[Weezer]]. | '''''SZNZ: Spring''''' is the first (of four) in the ''[[SZNZ]]'' series of EPs by [[Weezer]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The themes for Spring were first mentioned on an iNews interview<ref>"Weezer: ‘Our fans don’t seem to age out. We must be doing something right’" https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/weezer-ok-human-van-weezer-new-album-rivers-cuomo-838914</ref> released on [[January 21]], 2021 with Cuomo saying he wanted to release four seasonal albums, with Spring being having a "Happy, chill, stress-free" type of vibe. | |||
Three days later, Cuomo edited his Master Song Doc<ref>"Rivers Cuomo Song List (Public)" https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYghbmvTreCO5JPI9AEN-iLwnE7VYqoUW4MrO-Znr98/edit#gid=966375241</ref> (on a now removed section) to say that the vibe the album was going for was "[[Island in the Sun]] acoustic, breezy" <ref>"Rivers Cuomo SZNZ Google Doc" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Sznz_google_doc.png</ref> and allowed "Curators" from his website to vote and on [[January 29]], through an interview with Upset Magazine<ref>"Weezer: "I'm very anxious right now about what it means to be human" https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/weezer-interview-feb21</ref> he confirmed he emailed the idea to Jake Sinclair and jokingly said "he might give me a thumbs down." | |||
On [[March 25]], [[2021]] Cuomo uploaded an early logo design to Instagram<ref>"Rivers Cuomo on Instagram: 2022" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SZNSInstagram.jpg</ref> with the caption "2022" implying work on SZNZ (then known as SZNS) was starting. | |||
Original plans for Spring, and the SZNZ projects overall, included a backing band called The Wrecking Crew<ref>"Rivers Cuomo mentions Wrecking Crew" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Wrecking_crew_mention.png</ref> and arragements by Rob Mathes<ref>"Rivers Cuomo mentions Rob Mathes" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Rob_mathes_sznz.png</ref>, who previously worked with the band on [[OK Human]] but on [[August 18]], Cuomo told Riverschatters that The Wrecking Crew (and possibly Mathes) were out of the project <ref>"Rivers Cuomo on Riverschat: Wrecking Crew is out" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Wrecking_crew_out.png</ref> and confirmed that recording sessions for Spring were starting in October. | |||
On [[February 2]], [[2022]] Cuomo added a SZNZ spreadsheet<ref>"SZNZ Spreadheet" https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGWLEmZohpOPaLBPe132FMrHvSgyw8PHt8k93AmZ0kQ/edit#gid=0</ref> to Riverpedia<ref>"Riverpedia update" https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Riverpedia_archive_-_02/11/2022</ref> which included the release dates, possible producers, emotions and singles for each EP. Spring was now described as "Optimistic sorrow, [[Island in the Sun]] MEETS [[OK Human]]" with "Pagan/Wiccan" spiritual vibes. It also implied that they would use a wide range of instruments, including "Acoustics, 12-string guitar, mandolin, recorder, Iron Age percussion and a Glockenspiel." A few days later, on [[February 7]], Cuomo tweeted about the dates of each release<ref>"Rivers Cuomo on Twitter" https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/1490837486926385152</ref>, jokingly implying they were were "not confirmed with any record company or manager." | |||
On [[February 27]], Cuomo uploaded a video to his TikTok where a few seconds of the lead single [[A Little Bit of Love]] could be heard and encouraged people on his Discord to create videos with the song in mind. | |||
On [[March 11]], the band confirmed [[March 20]] as the release date of Spring through social media with the single [[A Little Bit of Love]] coming just 3 days before<ref>"Weezer on Twitter" https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1502313540044079104</ref> | |||
On [[March 16]], Cuomo used his Weezle project to show fans snippets of the songs with each clip being unlocked by getting the words "Drama, glass, steel, glory"<ref>"Rivers Cuomo on Twitter" https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/1504277581599707136</ref> | |||
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==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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*"[[Spell It Out]]" <ref>High as a Kite. ''All Things Weezer''. 12 October 2020. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Haak_10122020.png</ref> | *"[[Spell It Out]]" <ref>High as a Kite. ''All Things Weezer''. 12 October 2020. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Haak_10122020.png</ref> | ||
*"[[Get Off on the Pain]]"<ref name="SZNS_07-15-2021">Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'', 15 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715183313/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/SZNS</ref> | *"[[Get Off on the Pain]]"<ref name="SZNS_07-15-2021">Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'', 15 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715183313/https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/SZNS</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Sznz google doc.png|Rivers' Google Doc | |||
Image:SZNSInstagram.jpg|"An ''Instagram'' post from Rivers Cuomo showing an early logo design and teasing a 2022 release". | |||
Image:Wrecking crew mention.png|"Rivers mentions The Wrecking Crew". | |||
Image:Szns spring art.jpg|The cover artwork for ''SZNZ: Spring''. | |||
Image:Szns-spring-promobanner.jpg|A promotional banner used by Weezer's social media accounts. | |||
Image:SZNZ-Spring-Bandphoto.jpg|A promotional photo of the band used on their music streaming and social media profiles. Photo taken by ''Brendan Walter''. | |||
Image:RiversSZNZshoot-3921.jpg|A behind-the-scenes photo from the ''Spring'' photoshoot posted by ''Rivers Cuomo'' to his ''Discord'' server. | |||
Image:SZNZ promoletter.jpg|A promotional letter sent out on ''March 14'' with an artificial rabbit's foot. Notably, the letter does not use the final spelling for ''SZNZ''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||