How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo walks us through Pacific Daydream, the band's new album of polished pop hits, and explains how he finally eliminated power chords from the group's sound.
Weezer has never quite made the same album twice. Over 25 years of making music and nearly a dozen releases, guitar rock has remained the band's core sound. But the moods and narratives, the production and frontman Rivers Cuomo's singing style have all shifted so dramatically with each album that it's sometimes hard for some fans to make sense of it.
With Weezer's 11th full-length and third album in as many years, the band takes its boldest turn toward unapologetic, polished pop. Apart from the opening track, which was actually written for the group's previous release, 2016's self-titled
