FailureByDesign Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way will release his debut solo album, entitled Hesitant Alien, on September 30th via Warner Bros. Records. The new album will be available for pre-order at all digital retailers beginning Tuesday, August 19th. Exclusive album bundles will also be available for pre-order on GerardWay.com on the same date. Fans who pre-order the album will receive the track “No Shows” instantly as a free download. The music video for “No Shows” will also be released on August 19th. Please see below for the full track-listing. Working with producer Doug McKean, Way knew immediately what he wanted Hesitant Alien to sound like. “I wanted to make the small things sound big,” he says. “My intention was to make 100 percent uncompromised art, using the currently least radio-friendly instrument, the guitar. I knew there would be lots of fuzz pedals. I knew I would play Fender instruments. I knew I would look at who my guitar heroes were in art school, Mary Timony and Carrie Brownstein, and I drew a lot of influence from shoe-gaze and Britpop. I want the record to sonically galvanize people.” Hesitant Alien was mixed by Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys). Lyrically, Way wrote about what he knew at the time, “which was struggle, beginnings, finding a newness in the mundane and the abstract,” he says. “I looked to the Britpop poets like Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn, drawing upon every day life. I also experimented with the abstract, and looked at Frank Black’s work both with the Pixies, and as a solo artist. There was no concept and no call-to-arms. Fans will get their first listen to some of the songs on Hesitant Alien when Way performs his first solo shows at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England. He will perform at Reading on August 22nd and at Leeds on August 23rd. The track-listing for Hesitant Alien is as follows: BureauAction CatNo ShowsCasting ShadowsMillionsZero ZeroJuarezDrugstore PerfumeGet The Gang TogetherHow’s It Going To BeMaya The Psychic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FailureByDesign Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Going over to England to visit my girlfriend in August and our tickets for Reading Festival are for the 22nd, so I'm pretty damn excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsWetWilly Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'm really excited to see how all this sounds. I'll definitely support Gerard no matter what. firehazardrecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Logan Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'm very excited about his solo stuff. FailureByDesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hot Topic will have colored vinyl and I believe it will be the only colored vinyl for this release. NorrisNuts, FailureByDesign, nardes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalnutSoap Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I KINDA liked Action Cat, even though the mastering on that track is really really bad. If he sorts that out, I think this album has the potential to be really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FailureByDesign Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hot Topic will have colored vinyl and I believe it will be the only colored vinyl for this release. Any idea at this point what the color will be and how limited it'll be..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Any idea at this point what the color will be and how limited it'll be..? I just told them whatever color Gerard wanted so I'm not sure yet. Once they confirm I'll let you guys know. firehazardrecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FailureByDesign Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I just told them whatever color Gerard wanted so I'm not sure yet. Once they confirm I'll let you guys know. Sweet, thanks Travis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I've waited so long for this. Decade old me, still age twelve, is alive somewhere in here, and he is clawing at the surface in excitement for this. From bullets to aliens, I WON'T HESITATE FailureByDesign, THE_James_Champ and WalnutSoap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Yes!! I will definitely be grabbing this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessA2295 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 So psyched for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'm really excited to see how all this sounds. I'll definitely support Gerard no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nardes Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hot Topic will have colored vinyl and I believe it will be the only colored vinyl for this release. You're the best Travis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I just told them whatever color Gerard wanted so I'm not sure yet. Once they confirm I'll let you guys know. On release date or a future date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 On release date or a future date? I'll know ahead of time. I'll ask next week when I see them again. Once I know what it is, I'll come post it here. FailureByDesign and firehazardrecords 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'll know ahead of time. I'll ask next week when I see them again. Once I know what it is, I'll come post it here.Yaaaaay. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stxrlesseyes Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Very excited for this (does my avatar give it away?)! I actually really like Action Cat and am very excited to see how the rest of the album is. FailureByDesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm not digging Action Cat actually. That Zero Zero demo though is pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openupyourskull Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I've always loved MCR and am excited to see what Gerard does with a britpop influence. Will pick this up for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 calendar marked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firehazardrecords Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hot Topic will have colored vinyl and I believe it will be the only colored vinyl for this release. That's awesome! Thank you so much! neko3usagi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neko3usagi Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Anymore news on this? The pre-order on Gerard's website starts tomorrow, but still no word on the Hot Topic edition. I'm having my sister order it for me tomorrow while I'm at work, but I only have enough money to choose either the standard or colored HT edition so I'd like to know! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I haven't heard what color Gerard picked yet for the HT color but it's still happening. It will be available on street date on www.hottopic.com and right around that same time in stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I've waited so long for this. Decade old me, still age twelve, is alive somewhere in here, and he is clawing at the surface in excitement for this. From bullets to aliens, I WON'T HESITATE lullz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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