Our selection of the very best Weezer songs, as chosen by NME's resident Cuomo geek
For several years, myself and a fellow NME writer ran a club in Camden called Geek Out, where Weezer were kings. We played a Weezer song every half hour without fail, held pre-release listening parties for their new albums and even insisted that every band playing live had to cover a Cuomo song. We’d debate the various merits of Weezer tracks long into the night, and this was generally my – very much open to argument – Top Ten…
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‘Troublemaker’
‘Memories’, ‘Californian Kids’, ‘Pork And Beans’, ‘Beverley Hills’ – 21st Century Weezer have thrown up bangers like a Bestival firework finale. ‘Troublemaker’ slipped out as the second official single from 2008’s ‘The Red Album’ but it was the album’s propulsive core, an ego-driven quasi rap anthem for those of us clinically allergic to normal life.
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‘L.A. Girlz’
A latecomer to Weezer’s top table, ‘L.A. Girlz’ from last year’s ‘The White Album’ was both a throwback to the first album’s garage pop grime and a showcase for their expansive recent tendencies. It’s also amongst Cuomo’s most engrossing and classic nerd-getting-rejected-by-beach-angel melodies – proof that, in terms of majestically not getting any, Cuomo’s still got it.
