Weezerbrought a whole lot of 1994 complete with crunchy riffs, woo-ooh-oohs and, of course, the lightning strap toThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Wednesday, where they christened theirnew track, Back to the Shackwith its television debut.
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While an Ace Frehley bobblehead nodded approvingly from atop frontman Rivers Cuomos amp, the group tore through the adorably dorky first single from their upcoming album,Everything Will Be Alright in the End. Though not a rambunctious performance, Weezer delivered as Cuomo mused about the bands glory days, came clean about past mistakes and relinquished eternal fame to the wind: If we die in obscurity, oh well / At least we raised some hell, he howled before assuming one last epic power stance and delivering yet another classic Weezer wah-wah solo.
Weezer have been teasingEverything Will Be Alright in the Endwithcryptic in-studio clipssince March, and the LP finallysees release on September 30thvia Republic Records. Beyond the content of Back to the Shack, the band has hinted that the album is something of a return to form.If you took the Pinkerton band and then play all the other records thats what we sound like now, drummer Pat Wilson recently told Entertainment Weekly. Bombastic, loose, kind of booming. This record sounds like its going to have the tight structure of Blue Album with a little bit more abandon likePinkerton.
Ric Ocasek,the Carsfrontman who previously helmed 1994s self-titled breakout classic, affectionately known asThe Blue Album,and self-titled 2001 effort, AKAThe Green Album,returns to production duties on the new album.