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SZNZ: Autumn is the ninth EP by American rock band Weezer, and the third of four EPs in their SZNZ (pronounced "seasons") project. It was released digitally on September 22, 2022, coinciding with the September equinox. Weezer played one of the songs from the album, "What Happens After You?", on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the day before its release.[2]
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| Released | September 22, 2022 | |||
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Background
editAccording to Rivers Cuomo, the record’s sound would reflect 'dance-rock' artists such as Franz Ferdinand and The Strokes.[3] He also mentioned the EP would include synths.[4]
Cuomo described the project's overall emotion as anxiety.[5]
The album's thematic and aesthetic location was described as being set in "The Mount of Beatitudes", with its associated era being passion and the last supper, along with the Salem Witch Trials.[6]
Release
editUnlike the other SZNZ releases, Autumn did not have a lead single. Weezer officially released SZNZ: Autumn on September 22, 2022, the day of the autumnal equinox.
A music video for "What Happens After You?" was released on November 29, 2022.[7]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 3/10[8] |
| Gigwise |   [9] |
| Riff Magazine | 8/10[10] |
Rob Wilson at Gigwise described the album as "an invigorating, emotionally potent update to Weezer's catalogue."[9] Alex Hudson from Exclaim! was much more critical of the album, saying "Every musical idea on Autumn is so flimsy that Weezer quickly abandon it and senselessly move onto the next part without the slightest regard for quality, tempo, aesthetic or mood," while regarding "Should She Stay or Should She Go" as the only good song from it.[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Rivers Cuomo, except "What Happens After You?" by Cuomo, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Rob Wells and Anthony De La Torre[11]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Get Off on the Pain" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "What Happens After You?" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Francesca" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Should She Stay or Should She Go" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Tastes Like Pain" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Run, Raven, Run" | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 24:16 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "The Way I Hate You Now[1]" | 3:35 |
Notes
- 1.^ The Vinyl version puts track 6 "Tastes Like Pain" and subsequently track 7 "Run, Raven, Run" as track 7 and track 8 respectively on the tracklist.
Personnel
editWeezer
- Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Bell – guitars, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson – drums
- Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
Additional Performers[11]
- Suzy Shinn – vocals on "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me", programming on "What Happens After You" and "Run, Raven, Run"
- Zac Carper – vocals on "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me"
- Ryan Baxley – vocals on "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me"
- Alice Baxley – vocals on "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me"
- RJ Word – synth programming on "Should She Stay Or Should She Go"
- Aaron Shaw – saxophone on "Should She Stay Or Should She Go"
- Ivan Wayman – keyboard programming on "Run, Raven, Run"
Production[11]
- Robopop – production
- Suzy Shinn – production, engineering
- Tyler Cole – production
- RJ Word – engineering
- Ben O'Neill – drum engineer
- Mike Fasano – drum tech
- Chris Dugan – mixing
- Charlie Brand – vocal engineer
- Keoni TeTawa Bowthorpe – assistant engineer on "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me"
- Ivan Wayman – engineering on "Run, Raven, Run"
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[12] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Hudson, Alex (September 23, 2022). "Even by Weezer Standards, 'SZNZ: Autumn' Is Incoherent". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Carys (September 22, 2022). "Weezer Ring in SZNZ: Autumn EP by Performing "What Happens After You" on Kimmel: Watch". Consequence. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Richard Bienstock (2021-02-03). "Weezer have four – yes, four – new albums in the works". guitarworld. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "weezer: SZNZ - Google Sheets". 2022-06-04. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "weezer: SZNZ - Google Sheets". 2022-06-04. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "The Belief in Evil and Its Redefinition during the Salem Witch Trials", Piercing the Shroud: Destabilizations of ‘Evil’, BRILL, pp. 126–142, 2019-05-20, doi:10.1163/9789004398153_008, ISBN 9789004398153, S2CID 216623976, retrieved 2022-12-10
- ^ "Weezer - What Happens After You?". YouTube.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (September 23, 2022). "Even by Weezer Standards, 'SZNZ: Autumn' Is Incoherent". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, Rob (September 28, 2022). "EP Review: Weezer - SZNZ: Autumn". Gigwise. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Gill, David (September 21, 2022). "REVIEW: Weezer hits its stride on 'SZNZ: Autumn'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c SZNZ: Autumn (Vinyl liner notes). Weezer. 2022.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 35. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved September 7, 2023.