SZNZ: Winter

Anyone who followed Weezer in 2022, through the first three of their four seasonal EPs, probably wasn’t just comfortable with the band’s quirks; it’s what they were here for: the obsessive catchiness (“Iambic Pentameter”), the adolescent overstatement (“The One That Got Away”), the way they can turn their nerdiness into a kind of private heroism (“Basketball”). No matter how personal his lyrics get, Rivers Cuomo sounds less like a human being than an alien studying one, which only serves to underscore how lonely he might be. And after nearly 30 years of pining after girls who don’t know he exists, he’s thinking it might be time to get a dog (“I Want a Dog”).

Anyone who has spent any time with Rivers Cuomo's demos knows that the only thing keeping Weezer from releasing another truly great album is...

Weezer’s SZNZ odyssey, comprised of four EPs and 28 songs, is, without doubt, the most indulgent and ambitious project the California four-piece have ever embarked upon.

Yes, Weezer are still releasing music, and yes, SZNZ: Winter is the fourth EP that they’ve released in the last year.

Following WEEZER's 2021 metal-influenced album, "Van Weezer", the Los Angeles rock band announced they would release a four-EP series in 2022. This wasn't just any series, either, as the band's "SZNZ" series would have releases dropping on the first day of each new season. The "SZNZ" idea is also ba...