As has been oft referenced by me on this site and others, I’ve been a bit of a Weezer fan in my life.

With the release of their first single of their next album (Weezer, aka The Red Album), I kinda got excited.

Then they put out the official press release for the album, announcing 2 versions of the album (standard with 10 tracks, and deluxe with 14 tracks)…and this possibly damming line…

Great albums are culminations of the past with an eye to the future, and the Red Album has parts “Blue Album," “Pinkerton," and forges new territory with all four members taking turns singing lead. The “Red Album" is the rarest of modern music combinations: being both immediate and having the quality of growing better upon each subsequent listen.

And then, there’s the album art.

….excitement dropped.