JAKARTA - Gerard Way, vocalist of My Chemical Romance, has just released four songs that have never been published through his personal Soundcloud account. The four songs are Phoning It In, Crate Amp, Success, and Welcome to the Hotel. At the same time, Gerard wrote a little of his opinion about the release that seemed sudden.
"I think I have a lot of things like this, Doug (McKean) and I record little by little the last few years," wrote the creator of The Umbrella Academy.
In fact, he admitted that some of these songs were planned to be released as his solo singles. However, instead of keeping it he chose to share it with fans. "Who knows if this will never be released?" he continued.
It is known, Gerard Way became a soloist under Warner Bros Records by releasing his debut album, Hesitant Alien in 2014. Long after not releasing new solo works, Gerard's voice was heard through a number of cover songs. Among them are Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter and The Turtles' Happy Together, which are the background sound for The Umbrella Academy series.
Gerard Way also shared the selection of artwork for the four new songs in which he told how the vocalist visited the doctor to make sure everything was okay. Gerard remembers when the doctor said; "It's a little rosy, but looks fine."
The husband of Lindsey Way calls his work Distraction or Despair because it keeps changing. However, he feels relaxed about the release as he said he will add some notes to the tracks he is releasing.
Meanwhile, he also provided a fundraising link to be given to those affected by the corona virus, both victims and medical workers.
Last December, Gerard Way reunited with My Chemical Romance and prepared a reunion tour to a number of countries, namely Japan, New Zealand, Australia. But it must be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. My Chemical Romance has confirmed that it will continue to perform in North America and work on a new music project for fans.
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