Background
The SZNZ concept was first revealed by Rivers Cuomo in an interview in January 2021. [9] Cuomo stated that he wanted the Spring album to feature a "happy,chill,stress-free" theme,later expressing a desire for an "acoustic,breezy" song in a similar vein to "Island in the Sun". [10]
On February 2,2022,Cuomo shared a Google spreadsheet with fans which included the release dates,possible producers,overall emotion,spirituality tone,planned genre,and planned singles for each of the SZNZ EPs. Spring's emotion was set to be optimistic sorrow. [11] The spreadsheet also included the band's look and the aesthetic era the clothes and EP are based on. Aesthetically,the band linked SZNZ:Spring to a pre-Christian era with influences from Celts,Paganism,and Wicca.
Release
On March 16,2022,Weezer released the lead single,"A Little Bit of Love". [12] On March 16,Cuomo used his game,Weezle (a Weezer-themed spin on the popular web game Wordle ),to preview snippets of the forthcoming Spring songs. [13]
SZNZ:Spring was officially released on March 20,2022,the day of the Spring Equinox.
Critical reception
SZNZ:Spring received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications,the album received an average score of 63 based on 7 reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews". [14] In a mixed review,Alex Hudson at Exclaim! stated that,while not the worst Weezer album,"it's frustrating to hear them sabotaging their own songs in a futile attempt to pin down the sound of a season. So far,SZNZ feels less like a lofty concept and more like silly gimmick." [17] Brady Gerber of Pitchfork was more critical,opining "unlike the expensive-sounding and often pretty OK Human —and a rarity for any proper Weezer release—SZNZ sounds cheap." However,Gerber considered the tracks "A Little Bit of Love" and "Wild at Heart" highlights of the album. [18]
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