About this episode

The episode discusses how Weezer's new collaborative approach contributed to the success of their 20th album, 'the Gold Album'.

Dubbed "the Gold Album," the rock band's latest record marks a new collaborative approach between the original members. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

Topics covered

• music
• collaboration
• album release
• rock band
• creative process

Keywords

• Weezer
• Gold Album
• music collaboration
• rock music
• album production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weezer, NPR

Books & works: the Gold Album

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