Rivers Cuomo wrote Weezer The Black Album entirely on piano - Noise11.com
Rivers Cuomo Weezer at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rivers Cuomo Weezer at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rivers Cuomo wrote Weezer The Black Album entirely on piano

by Paul Cashmere on February 22, 2019

in News

Rivers Cuomo did something completely different for Weezer’s new album ‘The Black Album’. He write every song on piano.

The album was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek who made the band members switch up musical instruments to get out of their respective comfort zones.

The tracklisting for The Black Album is:

Weezer The Black AlbumCan’t Knock The Hustle
Zombie Bastards
High As A Kite
This Girl
Piece of Cake
I’m Just Being Honest
Too Many Thoughts In My Head
The Prince Who Wanted Everything
Byzantine
California Snow

Two tracks, ‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’ and ‘Zombie Bastards’ have already been released.

2019 U.S. TOUR DATES:
3/8/19 Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
3/10/19 Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
3/12/19 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
3/13/19 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
3/14/19 Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
3/16/19 Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino
3/17/19 Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena
3/19/19 Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
3/20/19 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
3/22/19 Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
3/24/19 St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
3/26/19 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
3/27/19 Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
3/28/19 Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
3/30/19 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
3/31/19 Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy Center
4/5/19 Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena
4/6/19 Portland, OR @ Moda Center
4/7/19 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
4/9/19 Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
4/10/19 Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
4/12/19 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Event Center

INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES (SUPPORT TBD):
29 June London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
2 July Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark
4 July Utrecht, HL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
7 July Bologna, Italy @ Sonic Park
8 July Zurich, CH @ Xtra

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