Weezer will release a new single called “Hero” on Wednesday (May 6th). The track follows last year's “The Name Of The Game” and is presumably also taken from the band's upcoming 14th studio album Van Weezer.
Frontman Rivers Cuomo said in an interview last year that Van Weezer will be a guitar-driven record. He explained, “The inspiration came from our live shows, where, in the middle of 'Beverly Hills,' unlike on the album, everything stops and I just break out with this crazy guitar solo. We noticed that, recently, the crowd just goes crazy when I do that. So it feels like maybe the audience is ready for some shredding again.”
Van Weezer will follow up Weezer's untitled “Teal Album” and “Black Album,” both of which arrived in 2019.
The new LP is still due out May 15th, although the group's summer tour plans with Green Day and Fall Out Boy are in flux. The three bands' Hella Mega tour has already been postponed in Europe until next year, with the North American leg likely to follow suit.