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Weezer bassist talks summertime single

Scott Shriner talks the latest offering from the California rockers Feels Like Summer

is coming to Penticton this weekend, and whether or not the weather co-operates, for them it Feels Like Summer.

The latest single is a sneak preview of the next album the Los Angeles rockers are working on, but with a busy festival season putting a slight damper on the recording schedule. Bassist Scott Shriner said they are hoping for a fall release.

There have been indications the new Weezer record is taking on some stylistic changes, but as far as the single being indicative of that, Shriner said there is still tweaking to be done.

sa国际传媒淲e recorded it differently than wesa国际传媒檝e recorded a lot of stuff. It got produced differently and wesa国际传媒檙e still kind of working on the song while wesa国际传媒檙e performing it live,sa国际传媒 Shriner said. sa国际传媒淭hat version is out there, but I kind of also feel like by the time the record is being put together we will have more of a band version that will surpass that.sa国际传媒

The recording and production are taking on a different spin with some songs being recorded as a group, while some are made without the band members seeing or talking to each other.

sa国际传媒淎 producer goes and gets with each one of us, we add stuff and they mix it up. Then it gets taken a step farther and another producer will go and chop that up. I used to call them remixes, I guess, where you take all these existing tracks and kind of creatively rearrange or re-engineer it,sa国际传媒 Shriner said.

Coming off a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album for last yearsa国际传媒檚 The White Album, Weezer continues to be one of the most productive bands out there.

sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e playing a couple of the singles off (The White Album). Itsa国际传媒檚 exciting to play those and then also be playing a new song, Feels Like Summer, on this run and hopefully wesa国际传媒檒l be adding more newer songs throughout the summer. So it should be an exciting year,sa国际传媒 Shriner said.

With a jam packed tour schedule, there are two things Shriner cannot hit the road without sa国际传媒 instruments and caffeine.

sa国际传媒淚 need a lot of coffee. I roast a bunch of coffee at home before we leave for a run. Then I bring a bunch of stuff to grind it, cook it, and shape it and do things with it. So caffeine and instruments thatsa国际传媒檚 what Isa国际传媒檓 running on,sa国际传媒 Shriner said.

With 10 albums under their belt, Weezer has a lot of material to pull from when putting together a live show.

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With some small adjustments differing from region to region, Weezer looks at what may be popular in certain areas, but the set list at their shows has an essential core.

sa国际传媒淲e try to shape it a little bit, but really wesa国际传媒檙e just kind of busy playing whatever our newest product is wesa国际传媒檙e trying to get out there and playing kind of the hits. That takes up the whole night,sa国际传媒 Shriner said. sa国际传媒淏ut thatsa国际传媒檚 cool. Isa国际传媒檓 not complaining, itsa国际传媒檚 a good position to be in.

His favourite songs to play are ever-changing, but Shriner said Say It Ainsa国际传媒檛 So was the song that got him to fall in love with Weezer in the first place.

sa国际传媒淭hat will never get old, for me, to play that song,sa国际传媒 Shriner said.

He is looking forward to playing Europe in the fall and visiting some tour spots he has never been to, including Saskatoon, Dawson Creek and Penticton.

sa国际传媒淚 love going to places Isa国际传媒檝e never been whether theysa国际传媒檙e out in the middle of nowhere. In the middle of an oilfield or in a mountain resort. I feel like the world is so huge Isa国际传媒檓 really happy to go places I havensa国际传媒檛 been,sa国际传媒 Shriner said.

Catch Weezer at the South Okanagan Events Centre April 8.





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