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    The four 'SZNZ' of Weezer

    Rivers Cuomo, songwriter of Weezer, talks about looking to Vivaldi for inspiration in announcing a quartet of seasonal releases this year and navigating three decades spent in the same band.
    by A Martínez Mar 18, 2022 6 minutes
    Source: Courtesy of the artist

    Some 300 years after Antonio Vivaldi captured the feeling of springtime with his Four Seasons, another composer is drawing from the same inspiration – Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.

    His band, never one to take much time off, is putting out a quartet of albums this year in much the same spirit as Vivaldi. Cuomo has titled the series SZNZ and is beginning, of course, with Spring. It's out this Sunday – which happens to be the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere.

    Morning Edition's A Martinez spoke to Cuomo about the cathartic new release, written during lockdown, and maintaining relationships three decades into a band's life.

    This interview has been edited and condensed. To hear the broadcast version of this story, you can use the audio player at the top of this page.

    A Martinez, Morning Edition: So, Rivers – Vivaldi might have gotten the jump on you here, having written The Four Seasons some 300 years ago.

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