Weezer announce new self-titled album and release Wednesday collab We Might As Well Be Strangers

Weezer have announced a new album - another self-titled - and shared a single, We Might As Well Be Strangers, featuring Wednesday.

Weezer’s 20th album - which will probably be nicknamed the Gold Album thanks to its snazzy gold artwork - is due for release on August 21 via Reprise/Warner Records.

The album took root after the band’s 30th anniversary tour when they reconvened in Orange County, California and got together in a rehearsal space to work out their next chapter. It’s also the first occasion where vocalist/guitarist Rivers Cuomo and drummer Pat Wilson had written the basics of a song together since their debut.

Produced by Kenny Beats and Klas Ahlund, the album - per a press release - features “tonngue-in-cheek meta songs about aging as a band, weighing your legacy, still carrying on, with other songs celebrating where they are now: as one of the most influential artists in the world for anyone, any age, picking up a guitar, a bass, or a pair of drumsticks.”

They’ve also teamed up with Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman for new single We Might As Well Be Strangers - listen below.

Their previously released single Shine Again also features on the tracklist, which is as follows:

1. Say Yes

2. Shine Again

3. Don't Make It Weird

4. We Might As Well Be Strangers ft. Wednesday

5. C.E.O.

6. Hoops

7. Nowhere

8. The Show Must Go On

9. Up In The Clouds

10. The LA Sound

They’ll also be on tour across North America this autumn with The Shins and Silversun Pickups. Catch them at the following:

Weezer: The Gathering North American tour

September

8 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
9 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
11 Portland, OR – Moda Center
12 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
13 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
15 West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
16 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
20 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
22 Chicago, IL – United Center
23 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
25 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
26 Laval, QC – Place Bell
27 Boston, MA – TD Garden
29 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
30 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

October

2 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
3 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
4 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
6 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
7 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
9 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
10 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
11 Orlando, FL – Kia Center
13 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
14 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
17 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
18 Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
20 Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
21 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
23 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
24 Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

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