Weezer surprise release album with covers of 80s songs

Weezer surprise released a covers album 'The Teal Album' full of straightforward covers of pop hits, mainly from the ’80s, but there are a few outliers, such as TLC's 'No Scrubs' or Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid'. One of the tracks, 'Africa' — and possibly the entire album — is a direct response to the Twitter user @weezerafrica, a.k.a. “Weezer cover Africa by Toto,” whose sole mission since the account’s creation in late 2017 seemed to be to convince Weezer to cover 'Africa' by Toto. It worked. But Weezer’s album is more than just a fun nostalgia trip for fans; it’s also clever stealth promo for the band’s upcoming March release, 'The Black Album'. Vox...