Gerard Way Confirms September Release For 'Hesitant Alien'
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Written by Huw Baines
Gerard Way will release ‘Hesitant Alien’, his solo debut, on September 29.
The former My Chemical Romance frontman revealed the album’s title earlier this month on Twitter, having released Action Cat back in June.
Discussing the record, which was put together alongside producer Doug McKean and mixed by Tchad Blake, Way 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 DamonAlbarn, 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.”
Way will make his live debut at Reading and Leeds next month.
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