Lawrence Arms "Metropole" 2024-05-17 Van Weezer is the fifteenth

Van Weezer is the fifteenth studio album by Weezer

it is a lyrical tour-de-force that touches on the issues of poverty and violence

bassist Sal Villaneuva (Demonspeed)

Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian

jointly through independent label Cargo Music and major label MCA Records

Lawrence Arms "Metropole" 2024-05-17 Van Weezer is the fifteenth2014 release from legendary Chicago Punk band The Lawrence Arms, their first album in eight years. A beloved band in the Punk scene from their inception in 1999, members Brendan Kelly (vocals bassist), Chris McCaughan (vocals guitar), and Neil Hennessey (drummer) have released five studio albums to date. Their sixth album and first with Epitaph, Metropole captures "that alone in a crowd, stranger in a strange land kind of S*#t" according to Kelly.