Weezer have announced a new self-titled album. The Gold Album will be released on August 21 via Reprise/Warner. Here’s everything we know so far.
What does the album cover look like?
Who produced the album?
Kenneth Blume, fka Kenny Beats, helmed the record. The producer discussed the sessions in a Discord Q&A, saying, “Every single song on the record was started all together, in the room at the same time, no tempo references. No matter what the tracklist ends up being.”
Klas Åhlund, who recently contributed to Robyn’s latest album, co-produced the album with Blume. They talked about “tones from Desert rock bands like Kyuss .. kind of like stoner metal tones,” Blume said. “Nothing to do with the writing, just as references sonically.” In a press release, he said he wanted to make “the most violent Weezer album ever.”
What was the recording process like?
The band started rehearsals for the album in Europe through the summer of 2025. Rivers Cuomo kept fans up to date on Discord, noting that the first batch of songs were done before mid-December. The album was reportedly completed in February 2026. We also know that Cuomo met Cameron Winter, whose band Geese worked with Blume on Getting Killed, during the sessions. “I joked that rivers passed the test and he could join geese now and he immediately just said ‘…….geezer?'” Blume recalled.
Have Weezer released any singles from the album?
On April 1, Weezer released the album’s first single, ‘Shine Again’. On June 4, they followed it up with ‘We Might As Well Be Strangers’, a catchy duet between Rivers Cuomo and Wednesday‘s Karly Hartzman.
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