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27 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
25 years after “#Pinkerton” 💿 — and as @Weezer's involuntary break from touring enters its 12th month — the band is finally revisiting the introspective terrain of its beloved cult fave with “OK Human” latimes.com/entertainment-…
The new album (due Friday) sets frontman @RiversCuomo's inner thoughts against lush but faintly haunting orchestral arrangements, says @mikaelwood.

(Unlike “Pinkerton,” though, “OK Human” doesn't come from a place of emotional trauma)
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Cuomo’s feelings have evolved over time (and as bands have stopped making serious 💰 from record sales).

And with the new album, he dialed down the crunchy electric guitars 🎸 of hits like “Beverly Hills” and hired a 38-piece orchestra 🎻

(📷Getty, 2019)
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Calling all #Weezer fans 👋

VOTE 👇

And read more about the band's upcoming "OK Human" album: latimes.com/entertainment-…

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