So 2020 was going to be the year ofVan Weezer the big riffs rock albumWeezermade as an homage to the metal bands they loved growing up until, thanks to the global pandemic, it suddenly wasnt.

The entire time, however,WeezerfrontmanRivers Cuomowas busy at the piano, writing a very different album that referenced another vital musical touchstone of his youth:The Beach BoysPet Sounds. Throughout the summer of Covid-19, he and the band along with a 38 piece orchestra chipped away at masked recording sessions until the record was complete. The result is an album calledOK Human a cheeky nod toRadioheadstechnophobic future-tripOK Computer, but sounding n