Original sentence: Rivers Cuomo — having previously written many songs about his failures in life due to his shyness — decided to avoid that kind of song in the new album, conceding that only the second track "Perfect Situation" fits into the old Weezer writing style.The album has attracted many new fans to the band
Edited sentence: It has attracted many new fans to the band, and due to Weezer's cult-like status to its fans it is likely that their fanbase will only grow with the new album.Many hardcore Weezer fans have found the new album lacking, while many others found it to be great.Rivers Cuomo-- having written many songs about his failures in life due to his shyness-- decided to try to avoid that kind of song in the new album, conceding that only the second track "Perfect Situation" fits into the old Weezer style of writing