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Gerard Way Reveals 'Hesitant Alien' Artwork

Monday, 18 August 2014 Written by Huw Baines

Gerard Way has revealed the album art for his forthcoming solo debut, ‘Hesitant Alien’.

The former My Chemical Romance frontman will play Reading and Leeds this weekend, with ‘Hesitant Alien’ set to arrive on September 29.

Discussing the album, which was recorded with producer Doug McKean and mixed by Tchad Blake, Way recently said:

“I wanted to make the small things sound big. My intention was to make 100% 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 shoegaze and Britpop. I want the record to sonically galvanize people.

“I looked to the Britpop poets like Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn, drawing upon everyday 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.”

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