Feels Like Smash Mouth Are Trolling Everyone With Their New Singer

Following a very public implosion at the end of last year which resulted in the departure of vocalist Steve Harwell, US pop-rock band and internet darlings Smash Mouth have unveiled their new frontman.

If it was April Fool’s Day you’d be forgiven for questioning the announcement, given the unveiling was made via a lyric video of the band covering Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, which is literally used in situations just like this to say, ‘Gotcha!’

Added to that the band’s new vocalist, Zach Goode, played in a cover band called Geezer, who, you guessed it, performed Weezer songs.

It’s not surprising that Goode is a pretty decent vocal match for Harwell, as he's previously done voice acting work, mainly on commercials.

Speaking with KROQ, Goode explained how he joined the “iconic” band: “It was sort of a fluke that I just saw somewhere that they needed a singer. I sort of wrote an email, almost as sort of a goof, as they're not going to ever respond to this email. And ... well, maybe I put a little bit of thought into it, but it was one of those, 'Hey, you want a guy with some bad '90s tattoos and a dad bod? Come talk to me. I'm right here. Here's my YouTube page.'

Smash Mouth responded and Goode then met up with them.

"I was sort of a casual fan. I knew the hits, but I didn't really know the deep cuts, and after listening to the songs and seeing how good they were, what a great songwriter Greg [Camp] was and is, and getting a new respect for Steve's voice and seeing how iconic that sound was, it really drew me in.”

Last October, Harwell quit the band following a bizarre onstage rant during a concert in New York.