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Weezer Release Self Titled 6th Album

Following months of internet rumour - some true, most not; some started by the band, most not - Weezer have revealed details of new single 'Pork and Beans' and its parent long-player, which for the third time in the band's six-album history, is titled simply 'Weezer'.

Whether by accident or design, Weezer have released an eponymous record every seven years, each featuring some of their biggest singles. In 1994 their debut, since christened 'The Blue Album', broke through on the back of worldwide hit 'Buddy Holly'. 'The Green Album' followed in 2001, propelled by alterna-smash 'Hash Pipe', and now the Jacknife Lee-produced 'Pork and Beans' looks set to continue that trend, as the lead track from 'Weezer' mk.III, already being referred to as 'The Red Album'.

'Pork and Beans' is a suitably raucous way to kick off Weezer's 2008. Recorded under the watch of Jacknife Lee, and riding a wave of River's passive-aggressive power-chord power-play, the song set the internet ablaze when a 30-second clip leaked in early April. At the time of writing that short snippet was riding high at numbers one and two of the influential Hype Machine chart and it is already regarded as a Weezer classic by fans and the internet mafia.

The video for Pork and Beans was premiered on YouTube on 23 May 2008, a suitable home for a promo that stars a host of YouTube viral stars, including K-Fed and Chris Crocker among many others.

To watch the video for Pork and Beans Click Here

Weezer are Rivers Cuomo, Pat Wilson, Scott Shriner and Brian Bell.

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