Weezer Forsaking Major Label for Eighth Album

Posted on Jul 19th 2010 2:00PM by Carter Maness
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Ever since the now-iconic guitars of 'Undone -- The Sweater Song' captured eardrums across America in 1994, Weezer have always been known for throwing a healthy dose of sugar over its patented brand of pop-rock. On recent records, most notably 2009's 'Raditude,' that sugar turned to the more mainstream variety as the band attempted to dominate charts. Yet 'Raditude' was the final record that Weezer owed to Geffen, the band's longtime label, and now they've decided to go indie for their upcoming eighth album.

"I've spent the entire morning trying to come up with a name for the record," explained singer Rivers Cuomo to the News Times. "How does 'Heavy Mental' sound? There's definitely going to be more raw rock energy on this one."

"This one" doesn't have an actual approved title yet but will be released on Sept. 13. It seems Weezer are exploring all sorts of novel independent options to get the material out there to its still-rabid fanbase.

Cuomo previewed the band's upcoming decision to MTV recently: "Is it gonna be an old-fashioned CD put out by a record label? Is it gonna be something that's only online? Is it gonna be a shorter album, eight songs? Is it gonna be a longer album, 20 songs? We don't know. Everything's up in the air right now."