Weezer

As you might expect, big, big chords and sing-song rhymes characterize the bulk of Make Believe. The wiry, Cars-esque sound of "This Is Such a Pity" provides a slight deviation from the norm, but for the most part this album's about Rivers Cuomo's increasingly revealing pop songs and the riffs therein.

Oh, the suspense of a new Weezer album. Is Rivers Cuomo still one messed-up little rock
auteur? Will he write a batch of crunchy pop-punk gems, reporting from his tortured
private world about the fun he imagines the rest of us are having? Will he ever find true
love? On Make Believe, the answers are yes, yes, and wake the fuck up. Make Believe is a
breakthrough for Weezer, a bold step into the world of the two-word album titl... More >