Don’t call it a comeback…
Several bands are returning to the spotlight after taking time off.
After more than a year off, Weezer is back. The layoff was due to frontman Rivers Cuomo getting an English degree at Harvard. They are currently working on songs for their sixth album, which is due out in the beginning of 2008. The untitled album will follow-up their 2005 release of “Make Believe.”
The British band “The Verve” is back as well. The band has called a truce and is launching a new website and is back in the recording studio working on their next album. No details have been released yet about the album, or when it will be released. Their website is located at www.theverve.tv.
Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? They’re back and are working on a new album, too. It will be their first one since 2000’s “Bedlam Ballroom.” They took a hiatus in 2001 due to tour exhaustion and being frustrated by lawsuits with a former manager and bandmates.
They’re best known for the hit single, “Hell,” from its 1997 album called “Hot.”
June 28th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I love Weezer. The Blue album was great and then their follow up Pinkerton is one of the best albums of it’s time. However, since then they’ve pretty much gone downhill. Each of their albums since Pinkerton have had a song here or there that was pretty good but nothing comparing to Why Bother, El Scorcho, The Good Life etc. I’ve got my fingers crossed that this time they will be close to being as good as they were on Pinkerton. If not though, I suggest tossing Pinkerton in and listening to that again!
I always wondered what happened to the Verve….