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Hesitant Alien is the debut studio album by Gerard Way, former lead singer of the American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, released in the US on September 30, 2014 and on September 29 worldwide. It was officially announced in May 2014, although demos of the songs "Zero Zero" and "Millions" have circulated since 2012. The album was produced by Doug McKean, known for his work as recording engineer on a number of projects with producer Rob Cavallo, including several releases by My Chemical Romance.
Background
On March 22, 2013, My Chemical Romance officially disbanded. This was followed by the release of a greatest hits album entitled May Death Never Stop You a year later. Having recently signed with Warner Bros. Records, Gerard went on to announce the beginning of his solo career with the release of an advance-single, "Action Cat", on June 11, 2014.[2] This was accompanied by a new website featuring concept artwork for the album and a new logo.[3] The album's first single, "No Shows", was released on August 18, 2014.[4] "Millions", the second single, will be released on November 17, anticipated by a music video released on October 6.[5]
Release
Hesitant Alien was released on September 29 in the US.[6][7][8] Pre-orders for both the vinyl and CD versions of the album became available in August, featuring a T-shirt and promotional zine created specifically for the pre-orders.[9] On September 29, 2014, Way premiered Hesitant Alien on the online platform VyRT during a listening party with album commentary.[10]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[12] |
| Rock Sound | 7/10[13] |
| Team Rock | 8/10[14] |
| Kerrang | 5/5 [15] |
| American Songwriter | 4/5 [16] |
| NME | 8/10 [17] |
| Billboard | 3/5[18] |
The album has received very positive reviews. David McLaughlin from Rock Sound magazine stated that some of the songs from the album were some of the best Way has written to date, labelling the album as alternative rock. He also stated that it is nothing like the efforts made into the albums of My Chemical Romance.[13] Jason Pettigrew from Alternative Press said: "Now in his late-30s, he’s going back to the things that turned him on, pretentious ’70s glam-rock, fractured ’80s post-punk and all the English sonic conventions of ’90s Britpop and shoegazer noise", and that the album "has enough requisite cool and clamor to insure he stays both relevant and remarkably vibrant".[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Bureau" | Gerard Way | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Action Cat" | Way | 3:07 |
| 3. | "No Shows" | Way, Ian Fowles | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Brother" | Way | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Millions" | Way, James Dewees | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Zero Zero" | Way | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Juarez" | Way, Fowles, Don Blum | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Drugstore Perfume" | Way | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Get the Gang Together" | Way, Blum | 3:40 |
| 10. | "How It's Going to Be" | Way, Jamie Muhoberac | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Maya the Psychic" | Way | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Television All the Time" | 3:34 |
Personnel
- Gerard Way – lead vocals, piano, guitar, percussion; bass guitar on The Bureau and No Shows; keyboards in How It's Going to Be
- Ian Fowles – guitar; percussion on Get the Gang Together
- Matt Gorney – bass guitar; piano on The Bureau; guitars on Brother; background vocals on Millions; percussion on Get the Gang Together
- Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Jason Freese – horn on No Shows and Get the Gang Together
- Tom Rasulo – percussions on Action Cat
- Mikey Way – background vocals on Millions
- Sabina Olague – spoken words on Juarez
- Production
- Doug McKean – production
- Tom Rasulo – engineer
- Andrew Law – assistant engineer
- Gerardo "Jerry" Ordonez – assistant engineer
- Zach Mauldin – assistant engineer
- Lance Sumner – assistant engineer
- Tchad Blake – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Gerard Way – art direction
- Norman Wonderly – art direction
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 14 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World wide | September 30, 2014 | Warner Bros. | Digital | —[6] |
| September 29, 2014 | Reprise | CD | 9362493721[7] | |
| LP | 9362493722[8] |
References
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- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/gerard-way-my-chemical-romance-hesitant-alien-britpop-20140820
- ^ http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/gerard_way_premiering_new_song_action_cat
- ^ http://www.hallels.com/articles/3919/20140819/my-chemical-romance-singer-gerard-way-releases-debut-solo-album-hesitant-alien-see-full-tracklist-here.htm
- ^ http://www.alterthepress.com/2014/08/gerard-way-premieres-new-song-no-shows.html
- ^ http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/187592/9
- ^ a b "Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (Digital Download - Warner Bros. #)". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (CD - Reprise #9362493721)". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Gerard Way Hesitant Alien (LP - Reprise #9362493722)". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.gerardway.com/post/95197432045/hesitant-alien-available-for-pre-order-now
- ^ "Gerard VyRT Listening Party". My Chemical Romance. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Reviews for Hesitant Alien
- ^ a b http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/gerard_way_hesitant_alien
- ^ a b McLaughlin, David (October 2014). "Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien". www.rocksound.tv. No. 192. Rock Sound. Rock Sound. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.teamrock.com/reviews/2014-09-09/gerard-way-hesitant-alien
- ^ http://www.kerrang.com/22792/k1535-green-days-american-idiot-10-years/
- ^ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/09/gerard-way-hesitant-alien/
- ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/gerard-way-0/15659
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6266713/gerard-way-hesitant-alien-album-review
- ^ "ヘジタント・エイリアン / ジェラルド・ウェイ 時代を駆け抜けてきたマイ・ケミカル・ロマンスのフロントマンによる、キャリア初のソロ・アルバム! 彼のアート・センスの総てをぶつける、ジェラルド・ウェイ色を前面に押し出した快作の登場! 日本先行発売。 日本盤のみボーナス・トラック1曲収録". CDJapan.
{{cite news}}: line feed character in|title=at position 124 (help) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ "Gerard Way | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 5, 2014.