Weezer’s new album “Everything Will Be Alright In The End” doesn’t deserve all of the praise it has received since its release on October seventh. “EWBAITE” was an attempt to return to form.The result? Nothing close.

Rivers Cuomo doesn’t sacrifice any of his creative integrity when songwriting on this album, unfortunately Weezer cannot “return to form” as they would like to without Rivers being a depressed 19-year-old.

Sorry, but nothing Weezer will release will be as good as the “Blue Album” or “Pinkerton” for that matter. To give credit where credit is due, Rivers Cuomo and Weezer don’t really make an album without some kind of redeeming quality. Songs such as “Return to Ithaca” and “Ain’t Got Nobody” are a faint light in the dark that hints at the sounds produced on the “Blue Album”. The song “Lonely Girl” is even eerily reminiscent of the eight minute epic “Only In Dreams” off of the “Blue Album.

It’s hard to accept Weezer’s apology in “Back to The Shack” when the song is riddled with the things that Rivers Cuomo is apologizing for. Lyrics like “Back to the Strat with the lightning strap” and “Kick in the door, more hardcore” are bland and cliche. It’s pretty evident that this album is no step up from Weezer’s second-rate creations of the last 10 years, but hey, at least the cover art is cool

All and all the album was a disappointment, so I’m giving it a 4 out of 10 stars. While Weezer did have some decent tracks on the LP it certainly wasn’t a return to form or even slightly better than their releases over the past 10 years for that matter.