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SZNZ: Spring is the seventh EP by American rock band Weezer, as the first of four EPs in their SZNZ (pronounced "seasons") project. It was released digitally on March 20, 2022, coinciding with the spring equinox.[4] A physical release is planned for summer 2022 and winter 2023, on CD and vinyl respectively.[5][6] The EP received one single, titled "A Little Bit of Love".[7]

SZNZ: Spring
EP by Weezer
Released	March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)
Genre	Pop rock[1] folk rock[2]
Length	20:54
Label	Atlantic Crush
Producer	Jake Sinclair Ethan Gruska Suzy Shinn
Weezer chronology
Van Weezer (2021) SZNZ: Spring (2022) SZNZ: Summer (2022)
Singles from SZNZ: Spring
"A Little Bit of Love" Released: March 16, 2022[3]

Critical reception

SZNZ: Spring ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The A.V. Club	B-[10]
Exclaim!	5/10[11]
Pitchfork	4.4/10[12]
Riff Magazine	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
The Upcoming	[15]
The Needle Drop	5/10[16]

SZNZ: Spring received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8] In a mixed review, Alex Hudson at Exclaim! stated that, while not the worst Weezer album, "it's frustrating to hear them sabotaging their own songs in a futile attempt to pin down the sound of a season. So far, SZNZ feels less like a lofty concept and more like silly gimmick."[11] Brady Gerber of Pitchfork was more critical, opining "unlike the expensive-sounding and often pretty OK Human—and a rarity for any proper Weezer release—SZNZ sounds cheap." However, Gerber considered the tracks "A Little Bit of Love" and "Wild at Heart" highlights of the album.[12]

Track listing

Personnel

Weezer

• Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitars, backing vocals
• Patrick Wilson – drums
• Brian Bell – guitars, backing vocals
• Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals

Technical

• Jake Sinclair – production
• Suzy Shinn – production
• Ethan Gruska – production
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• John Sinclair – mixing (1, 2, 4–7)
• Rob Kinelski – mixing (3)
• Rouble Kapoor – engineering
• Jason Hiller – engineering
• Rachel White – engineering
• JC LeResche – engineering
• Sejo Navajas – engineering assistance

Charts

Chart performance for SZNZ: Spring

Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[18]	37

References

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