Weezer have shared the video for “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” the first single from their forthcoming Black Album, due out in 2019 through Crush Music/Atlantic Records. 

The song, produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, is that rarest of things: a Weezer disco song.  Squelching clavinets, tight drum rhythms and Rivers Cuomo at his David Byrne-iest: all that and more in this strange (and strangely propulsive) pop song. 

The video embraces the band’s newfound meme-master status with a video courtesy of FuckJerry’s media production channel. ( Yes, you read that right.)  The video stars errant fall-out boy Pete Wentz—billed as “Rivers Wentz”—as an Uber driver with a pair of unruly passengers and a texting fling with a hot librarian, coincidentally also named Rivers.  Things devolve, naturally, and, with the help of a well-placed spork attack, the ride becomes a bloodbath.  This, following the band’s cover of meme-anthem “Africa” by Toto, finds the band having a bit more self-awareness in regards to the ridiculousness of being a “rock star” in the 21st century. 

Watch the video for “Can’t Knock the Hustle” below.  Weezer will be hitting the road again next spring with the Pixies—the full list of dates can be found further down. 

Weezer & Pixies 2019 Tour Dates:

March

08 – Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum!  Center

10 – Columbia, S.C. @ Colonial Life Arena

11 – Montreal, Que. @  Bell Centre

14 – Albany, N.Y. @ Times Union Center

16 – Mashantucket, Conn. @ Foxwoods Resort Casino

17 – Baltimore, Md. @ Royal Farms Arena

19 – Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center

20 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena

22 – Memphis, Tenn. @ FedEx Forum

24 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center

26 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center

27 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center

28 – Des Moines, Iowa @ Wells Fargo Arena

30 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center

31 – Madison, Wis. @ Alliant Energy Center

April

05 – Nampa, Idaho @ Ford Idaho Center Arena

06 – Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center

07 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Rogers Arena

09 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center

10 – Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena

12 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Mandalay Bay Event Center