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It\u2019s why Weezer has continued to release a multitude of color-themed self-titled LPs throughout its three-decade career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Weezer track is a purposeful parody and a self-aware return to form. It\u2019s taken from the band\u2019s upcoming 20<sup>th<\/sup> studio album. It\u2019s another self-titled release. But it\u2019ll be known as the <em>Gold Album<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weezer - C.E.O. 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Cuomo, frustrated and bored, complains about the shadow of his band\u2019s masterpiece debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cranking out another 90s jam,<br>Wish I could do something new,<br>But nobody wants to hear that.<br>They just want the classics,<br>You can\u2019t blame \u2019em, really,<br>There\u2019s something special about your early sh*t<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tired of trying to drag his audience along with him into new directions, Cuomo gives in and writes a new Weezer song in the quiet\/loud Pixies\u2019 style of his early hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I gotta grow up,<br>And be a real adult.<br>Stop complaining,<br>And give the people what they want<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Cuomo the chief executive officer, keeping his band in business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here comes the C.E.O.,<br>I gotta keep this rocket in the sky<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It Was Easier Back Then<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He reflects on his childhood and a simpler life before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. 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