Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002, by Geffen Records.

Musically, the album features a hard-rock sound and heavy metal riffs uncommon to Weezer's previous releases.

[6][7] Supported by the singles "Dope Nose" and "Keep Fishin'", Maladroit received positive reviews from critics and was ranked number 90 in a Rolling Stone readers' poll of top albums.

It is said that Cuomo was so excited for fans to hear the music he personally mailed copies of 8 out of the 13 songs on Maladroit to key radio stations and press outlets.

The airplay resulted in a gag order being issued by Geffen Records in which they requested that Weezer return the master tapes from the Maladroit sessions and apologize to each radio station that played the song.

[16] The fans resisted as well, forming an online group called "Unreleased Weezer for the Masses" that rallied for the release of the album.

"[32] However, IGN later gave the album a score of five out of ten, and called it a "mixed bag", stating, "If you want to listen to a terrific Weezer cover band, proceed directly to Maladroit.

"[36] All tracks are written by Rivers CuomoPersonnel adapted from Maladroit liner notes[37] Weezer Additional personnel