SZNZ: Summer
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Based on 6 reviews
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
The EP is a short 24 minutes, but its boundless ideas quickly pile up.
70
The only real blunder is Summer's glossy, quantized, computer-made sound; with the raw energy of playing live in a room, Weezer's Summer pyrotechnics display might have truly ignited, rather than simply smouldered.
70
For the first time in quite a while, Weezer has subverted expectations.
50
Weezer gets a little heavier for Summer, to the same mixed results as the gentler Spring side.
45
SZNZ: Summer’s greatest point of failure is that it doesn’t capture the essence of summer as well as other Weezer records like Blue Album and White Album.
42
The second entry in the band’s Vivaldi-inspired quartet of EPs gives a perfunctory nod to the concept before resuming Weezer-by-numbers.
Aight, so the spring SZNZ EP wasnt... great. I was praying, tho, that that was just a fluke and maybe the summer EP would be better and more consistent with what Weezer does best, considering one of their best albums is also a summer themed album. And gotta say, this is prob their best album since White! This is prob one of their most fiery and passionate project in a big fat minute. The heavy riffs on tracks like "Records" and "Thank You and Good Night" are legit really ... read more
'SZNZ: Summer' is Weezer's best work since OK Human, and a showcase of the band's talent, even after almost 30 years.
Spring was... mediocre. It was cheesy, sometimes boring and generally played it too safe. This album sees Weezer go in a much heavier direction, in a similar vain to 'Van Weezer'. Except here, it's pulled off a lot better, leading to each song being good in its own right.
I won't go over each song, but I will mention that 'Thank You and Good Night' is one of Weezer's best ... read more
Aside from the obvious goofiness (well is it even weezer if it's not goofy?) And rivers cuomo's vocals, sznz:summer is overally a good record. a mix of alternative rock, symphonic rock, and some thrash metal type of riffs here and there, the second installment in weezer's 4 seasons EP series is a level up compared to the first EP from the series
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Track List
| 1 | Lawn Chair 2:04 | 64 |
| 2 | Records 3:28 | 69 |
| 3 | Blue Like Jazz 3:12 | 70 |
| 4 | The Opposite Of Me 3:30 | 69 |
| 5 | What's The Good Of Being Good 4:02 | 66 |
| 6 | Cuomoville 3:16 | 60 |
| 7 | Thank You and Good Night 4:05 | 75 |
Total Length: 23 minutes
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4mo
honestly weird that this is a year old. got me into weezer and got me doing the initial binge (which ended a year ago. wtf)
Added on: February 7, 2022