Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo covered Nirvana's hit “Heart-Shaped Box” for the first time last week during his “Island In The Zoom” livestream show. Cuomo recently launched the show after the band went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, using it to answer questions and even perform some songs.
In the grainy video the musician uploaded on Monday (May 11th), Cuomo plays the haunting tune from In Utero on the piano. Cuomo is no stranger to covering Nirvana's songs. Weezer performed the Nevermind track “Breed” in 1998 and, more recently, took on “Lithium” while opening for Foo Fighters in September 2019.
Weezer was set to hit the road this summer with Green Day and Fall Out Boy for the worldwide Hella Mega Tour. However, the European leg has been postponed due to the pandemic, and the fate of the rest of the dates remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Weezer recently dropped a new single and video called “Hero” from the upcoming album Van Weezer and debuted part of a new song titled “Blue Dream” as animated musical guests on The Simpsons last Sunday (May 10th).