Way gears up for shows with No Shows vid

By Martin Kielty
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Ex-MCR man confirms album artwork and solo warm-up show ahead of Reading and Leeds festivals

Gerard Way has launched a video for solo track No Shows – ahead of a short-notice warm-up show before his solo debut at the Readings and Leeds festivals this weekend.

The former My Chemical Romance frontman releases _Hesitant Alien _on September 29, with pre-orders being taken from today.

Way, who’s just revealed the album cover, will appear at Southampton’s Wedgewood Rooms tomorrow night, but tickets sold out almost immediately after the show was confirmed.

He recently said of Hesitant Alien: “I wanted to make the small things sound big. My intention was to make 100 percent uncompromised art, using the currently least radio-friendly instrument – the guitar.

“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.”

Tracklist

  1. Bureau

  2. Action Cat

  3. No Shows

  4. Casting Shadows

  5. Millions

  6. Zero Zero

  7. Juarez

  8. Drugstore Perfume

  9. Get The Gang Together

  10. How’s It Going To Be

  11. Maya The Psychic

Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.