Eight months after scoring a surprise hit with their fan-demanded rendition of Totos Africa, Weezer surprise-released a full covers LP,Weezer (The Teal Album). The record is out now viaCrush Music/Atlantic Records and available via iTunes, Spotify and other digital retailers.
The Teal Album which arrives weeks before Weezer (The Black Album), the alt-rock bands 13th set of original material features songs they performed on their summer 2018 tour, including a-has Take on Me and the Turtles Happy Together. The LP spans Eighties pop (Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World, the Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Michael Jacksons Billie Jean), vintage metal (Black Sabbaths Paranoid), art-rock (Electric Light Orchestras Mr. Blue Sky), classic soul (Ben E. Kings Stand By Me), Nineties R&B (TLCs No Scrubs) and, naturally, Africa.
The Dave Sitek-produced Black Album, out March 1st, includes the previously issued cuts Cant Knock the Hustle and Zombie Bastards.Weezer will promote the LP with a spring U.S. tour with the Pixies that launches March 8th in Louisville, Kentucky; the joint trek wraps April 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada, followed by a slot at Coachella and a run of international dates.
Weezer Weezer (The Teal Album) Track List