Lav's Music Corner

Weezer is a California rock band. If you're not familiar with them, getting you up to speed would take a lot longer than just one introductory paragraph. The short is that they are a frequently memed band whose material in the 90's is universally respected as classic, but everything since them lands with a high variance. Earlier this year they dropped a baroque pop and rock record OK Human  that was met with generally positive reviews.  Review By Lav: Well here it is, Van Weezer . The dorky but incredibly loveable rock band taking on the late 70's hair rock and guitar heroism era felt like the punchline of an elaborately planned joke but it is very much real. Like 10 tracks and half an hour real. Honestly with Weezer you really never know what you're gonna get. I have to say that Van Weezer  is very entertaining, the merit of its musicality however is much more up for debate.  Honestly as hesitant as I was to the concept of this album when it was originally announced...

Weezer is kind of in a world all their own. The California alt-rock band became one of the most loved acts of the 90's with a debut and sophomore record that are both still massively revered to this day. Since then however Weezer has gone through numerous stylistic changes the results of which are often highly up for debate. From maligned mainstream pop efforts like Make Believe  and Rattitude  to power pop revivals like The White Album  it's basically impossible to make any definitive statement about Weezer's entire discography. Despite this frontman Rivers Cuomo's delightfully un-cool demeanor and songwriting has allowed the band to persist with a cult like following and maintain popularity through each phase of the bands career. Review By Lav: When I first started writing about music back in 2016 Weezer and I were on very good terms. 2014's Everything Will Be Alright In The End  had impressed me with its willingness to include more complex compositions and strang...