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Rivers Cuomo putting out solo work

Writer: Sean Gandert
News, Published online on 17 Oct 2007

As Weezer sticks it out in the studio and prepares for the release of their 6th album for a hopeful early 2008 release, Rivers Cuomo announced on his blog that the he'll also be putting out a series of solo demos.

"I've compiled a CD of my favorite demos from the years 1992 to 2007 and Geffen Records has agreed to put it out this December, on the eleventh. I hope you enjoy it. I may also be able to put out more demo CDs in the near future," wrote Cuomo.

To die-hard Weezer fans this is a blessing, since Cuomo's well-known to have countless tracks worked out that have never seen the light of the day. Hell, I've actually got around 80 Weezer demos on my computer, which is by no means an inclusive list of what's out there. It could also mean some of those long sought "lost" tracks from the unreleased Songs from the Black Hole demo may see the light of day. According to Drowned in Sound the album is called Alone - The Home Recordings of River Cuomo and features a Dec. 11 release date.

Rivers has also commented about his supposed book project. "I am not shopping my 'memoirs,'" he wrote. "I am working on an amazingly cool creative project that is just as much musical in nature as it is literary. It may or may not be released by a book publisher. It is not a 'memoir.' Word to your mother." Word to your mother indeed.