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9.0
124849
9.0 |
All Music
Any of its retro origins are washed away by big, dumb sounds that keep the record grounded in the eternal now, an aesthetic choice that also helps the album be a rousing good time
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8.3
124829
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Like the record’s pandemic-borne sibling, the orchestral pop release OK Human, an exercise in intentional nostalgia turned out to be the most forward-thinking move the band could make
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8.0
124788
8.0 |
Gigwise
Fans can soon drink from the holy grail
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8.0
124824
8.0 |
Kerrang!
It is a Weezer record that rocks exactly how a Weezer record should
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8.0
125231
8.0 |
Upset
Always delivered with a wink and a smile, it may not be the Weezer you’d show off to your mates, but it’s almost certainly the one you’ll listen to for a much-needed serotonin hit
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7.0
124802
7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Pull on that sleeveless denim and grow your hair out long, because Weezer are (hopefully) coming to a town near you to rock your socks off. ALL HAIL ‘Van Weezer’!
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7.0
124792
7.0 |
Clash
A fun and catchy album of fan service
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7.0
124787
7.0 |
Exclaim
Weezer are goofing around with some of their favourite influences, and their excitement is contagious
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7.0
124860
7.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
Some might feel it’s time Weezer stopped the gimmicks and released an album that is just them, but for now, Van Weezer is a rollicking good time from a band having fun
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6.0
124872
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Rivers Cuomo’s latest opus is a surprisingly big-hearted tribute to the big-hair era
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6.0
124786
6.0 |
NME
The heavy metal pastiche often clashes against Rivers Cuomo's sensitive style of songwriting, but album 15 does boast one of the band's best choruses
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6.0
124797
6.0 |
Mojo
The sentiments charm and Cuomo's nose for a tune endures, but the drive-time metal supremacy of Def Leppard and Mutt Lange is never under serious threat. Print edition only
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6.0
124963
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
It’s hard to get quite as mad at Rivers Cuomo when he writes songs like these, silly tributes to the larger-than-life rock gods that made him want to pick up a guitar. Just please never write a song about drugs again, dude
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5.9
124914
5.9 |
Pitchfork
Rivers Cuomo’s latest is a tribute to his hair metal heroes, but it never goes all that hard
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5.8
124857
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Aside from the singles, Weezer's fifteenth studio album is decidedly un-rad
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5.5
124823
5.5 |
Paste Magazine
Weezer continues to play it safe as if they have much to lose
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5.0
124962
5.0 |
Under The Radar
Ultimately this is an album you might have fun with whilst drunk at a festival, although for me there simply isn’t enough gin in the world to make me want to revisit Van Weezer. I’ll stick with The Blue Album, Pinkerton, and The Green Album thanks, and remember the good times
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5.0
124901
5.0 |
PopMatters
To no one's surprise, metal Weezer still sounds like Weezer
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4.0
124875
4.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Weezer churns out another unremarkable release, once again proving that their focus is on quantity instead of quality
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3.4
124825
3.4 |
Beats Per Minute
Van Weezer is the definition of a modern Weezer album: if you go in expecting it to be as dumb and forgettable as other recent Weezer albums, you’re going to get exactly that
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