{"id":2356339,"date":"2026-04-03T02:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2356339"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:28:15","slug":"weezer-share-feel-good-kenny-beats-produced-new-single-shine-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weezer-share-feel-good-kenny-beats-produced-new-single-shine-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Weezer share feel-good Kenny Beats-produced new single &#8216;Shine Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/weezer\">Weezer<\/a> have released an optimistic new single called \u2018Shine Again\u2019, produced by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kenny-beats\">Kenny Beats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The track is the first from the LA rockers since 2022, and sees them return to the fuzzy, post-grunge sound that they captured in their early days.<\/p>\n<p>Centring around a heavily distorted guitar riff, the track kicks off with a fragmented vocal melody from frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rivers-cuomo\">Rivers Cuomo<\/a>, before gradually building up to an epic, pop-tinged climax.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The dog-walk\/ The dishes\/The good-morning kisses\/ I\u2019m nailing each task on my list<\/em>,\u201d he sings, before erupting into the feel-good chorus: \u201c<em>And I will tell you once again\/You were always great\/Remember how it feels to know and see\/And be so great again\/The sun inside will shine\/Shine again, shine again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The song is the lead single from Weezer\u2019s upcoming 16th studio album, although the band have not yet officially revealed the title or release date.<\/p>\n<p>The record is produced by Kenneth Blume (A.K.A. Kenny Beats) and Klas \u00c5hlund, with the latter having also recently produced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/robyn-sexistential-review-3936310\">Robyn\u2019s new album.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weezer - Shine Again (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ak4TQy2ChfI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The new single arrives just days after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-weezer-play-a-surprise-rooftop-gig-for-their-the-gathering-tour-initiation-week-3937253\">Weezer played a pop-up rooftop gig in Los Angeles<\/a>. The gig was part of the \u201cinitiation\u201d events they have planned in the run up to their huge 2026 US tour.<\/p>\n<p>Other events as part of the \u201cinitiation shows\u201d have also included an appearance at a pickleball tournament and an intimate gig at the chain restaurant Barney\u2019s Beanery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Gathering\u2019 tour kicks off September 8 in Sacramento and spans 32 shows, before concluding in Los Angeles on October 24. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fweezer-tickets%2Fartist%2F766591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here<\/a> for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n<p>As well as gearing up for a new album and North American tour, Weezer have also revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/newly-unearthed-weezer-album-1192-of-early-demos-and-rarities-set-for-release-on-record-store-day-2026-3927650\">a newly-unearthed album consisting of early demos and rarities will be released<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/record-store-day\">Record Store Day 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWWocGQDV2Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/does-rock-n-roll-kill-braincells-weezer-rivers-cuomo-3765447\"><em>NME<\/em> last spoke to Weezer in 2024<\/a>, and Rivers Cuomo looked back at the process of making their 1994 debut album \u2013 three decades after it was released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing that struck me was how physically close we all were, not just the four of us, but there was a whole crowd of young men, packed into very small apartments in a very small part of Los Angeles,\u201d he shared. \u201c[We] were just constantly hanging out and talking, debating and discussing music and style, and we didn\u2019t even have television sets back then so there was very little to distract us\u2026 And obviously we had no wives, children or girlfriends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWhen we released the \u2018Blue\u2019 album, I definitely felt like it was the greatest album of all time. I figured there was a chance I was wrong, but to me, it was my favourite album of all time and I assumed other people would feel the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weezer have released an optimistic new single called \u2018Shine Again\u2019, produced by Kenny Beats. 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