Weezer likes to put out self-titled albums, as evidenced by their latest effort -- the third eponymous release since 1994. Savvy isn’t sure if they do it just to be quirky, but we guess it makes things more interesting.

Fans are referring to their new album as “Album Six,” but the band itself is officially referring to it as The Red Album – just to avoid confusion, Savvy assumes, since they aren’t giving it that title. The new album will hit streets on June 24 through DGC/Interscope Records.

As far as we know, there are no Soviet-inspired themes on the new album, but thematic consistency should not be underrated, previous Weezer albums having exhausted blue and green.

Comprised of sessions produced by Rick Rubin, Jacknife Lee and the band itself, the album is described as “adventurous” and “experimental”. The first single, the quirky and catchy Pork and Beans, was recorded under the watch of the Irishman Lee. The song became available to buy digitally on April 22 and a video will be available in early May.

Great albums are culminations of the past with an eye to the future, and the Red Album has parts Blue Album, Pinkerton, and forges new territory with all four members taking turns singing lead.

Weezer’s last album, Make Believe spurred the band’s highest charting Top 40 single (#2) in Beverly Hills, and had two #1 Modern Rock hits with Beverly Hills and Perfect Situation. That album sold platinum in U.S. It was also produced by Rick Rubin.

The song Everybody Get Dangerous can be heard in the movie 21.

Lead singer Rivers Cuomo told Pitchfork that The Red Album includes longer and non-traditional songs, drum machines, synthesizers, Southern rap, baroque counterpoint, and band members other than him writing, singing, and switching instruments.

Should be interesting. When you’ve been as successful as Weezer, why not mix things up a bit?

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