| "Lonely Girl" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Weezer | |
| from the album Everything Will Be Alright in the End | |
| Released | October 7, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Republic |
| Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo, Joshua Berman Alexander |
| Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek |
"Lonely Girl" is a song by the American rock band Weezer from their ninth studio album Everything Will Be Alright in the End. While the song has not been released as a single, it was the fourth song from the album to be publicly available on stream prior to release, after " Back to the Shack", " Cleopatra" and " The British Are Coming". [1]
Composition
A mid-tempo love song, Carolyn Menyes from Music Times described "Lonely Girl" as having "a " Buddy Holly"-like swing to the beat and the blend of heavy guitars mixed with a soft-singing Rivers Cuomo recalls distinctively The Green Album era". [2] Ian Cohen at Pitchfork Media notes that the song "isolates the second verse of " Only in Dreams" and reworks Cuomo's Japanese curio "Homely Girl" into a legitimate buzzy throwback." [3] Dan Reilly from Spin characterizes the song as more straightforward than "The British Are Coming", and more similar to "Back to the Shack". [4] The song also contains "rowdy hooks and fast-paced gallop". [5]
Reception
Carolyn Menyes at Music Times states "'Lonely Girl' seems to blend together some of the best moments from Weezer's most beloved albums." [2] Tom Breihan from Stereogum described it as "a fine example of the sort of supercharged power-pop that this band does so well when Rivers Cuomo is feeling motivated". [1] Slant Magazine writer Blue Sullivan notes that the song "finds the band finally casting off its slacker straitjacket". [6] Mattison Keesey of AltWire noted that the song is "without a doubt classic Weezer" and compared it to the albums Weezer (1994) and Pinkerton. [7] Allan Raible from ABC News was more critical of the song, noting the "painfully easy rhyming sections". [8]
References
- ^ a b "Weezer – "Lonely Girl" - Stereogum". Stereogum. 26 September 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "REVIEW: Weezer's "Lonely Girl" Recalls the 'Green Album' Era with a Plea to Dance [LISTEN]". Music Times. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Weezer". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Weezer Are Here to Cure a 'Lonely' Girl's Woes". SPIN. September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Album review: Weezer, Everything Will Be Alright in the End". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Weezer: Everything Will Be Alright in the End - Album Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Weezer Share New Song 'Lonely Girl' - AltWire". AltWire. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Record Release Rundown: The Latest From Weezer, Macy Gray, Johnny Marr and More". ABC News. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
