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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Weezer's hiatus spawns new Relationship

For a few months now, Weezer guitarist Brian Bell had been teasing fans. Bell said repeatedly in interviews and the like that he had a new project coming along, known as The Relationship, but he refused to reveal more.
Well, the time has come, and Bell has released the first song from this project, "You Rock My Heart", on the band's new MySpace (myspace.com/therelationship), along with some additional information. Along with Bell, members of The Relationship include Luther Russell, Nate Shaw, and Jamie Reidling, none of whom I have heard of.
When seeing the title for the first time, a fan of Bell's might be disappointed. Sure, his first band, The Space Twins (spacetwins.com) was quirky, but it was also very good, in that psychadelic, 60's-revivalist sort of way. "You Rock My Heart," unlike Space Twins titles such as "Rust Colored Sun," "Rings of Saturn," and "Birds in the Street," sounded like a song written by the All-American Rejects. However, as soon as the music begins, it's easy to recognize Bell has not jumped on the bandwagon, but rather stayed true to his 60's roots. Whereas his earlier work (with the Space Twins) was more reminiscent of the psychadelic movement of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper," "You Rock My Heart" would not seem entirely out of place on, say, the White Album. With bluesy guitars, swinging piano, and Bell's voice echoing throughout the song, the new track gives hope for The Relationship's debut album (release date unannounced, as the band is unsigned).

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