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So as you would imagine, I've been excited about the release of the new album, their third Self-Titled, dubbed the Red Album because of the colour of the sleeve. Oh and what a sleeve it is. Classicly Weezer: funny, simple and summing up the sound of the album perfectly. I reckon I could write an entire post about it.

The music however, threw me at first. Whilst often displaying classic Weezer traits, the massive choruses and catchy melodies, there's a big shitload of depth and variety that has seemed to developed from the last album. The fact the other members of the band (as opposed to just Rivers as per previous albums) contributed to song writing and lead vocals is most certaintly the reason for this. The songs are generally more poppy than before, but in terms of structure are a lot more experimental. There's more instruments, almost rap-like vocals in places and even parts of falsetto singing.

I'm not sure if it all works 100% quite yet, but I do know that 6 of the 10 songs are instant classics, and the rest are still growing on me. "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" is easily the best track, it's fucking epic and needs to be heard by anyone who likes any form of pop music.

If you were expecting or hoping for another Pinkerton you're out of luck. If you're looking for a pop album that displays talent, variety and something new and summery, check this out.