My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way Shares 4 New Solo Tracks

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Gerard Way in concert with My Chemical Romance in London in 2014. Photo by Roger Goodgroves/Music Pics/REX/Shutterstock (4241111b)

Until My Chemical Romance is able to resume their comeback tour, the group’s frontman Gerard Way decided to focus on his solo career. Way recently shared four new solo tracks, making them available on his SoundCloud profile.

The tracks — “Phoning It In,” “Crate Amp,” “Success!” and “Welcome to the Hotel” — sound a bit rough and seem to be a “work in progress.” Hear them below.

According to Way’s Instagram post, he was going through unreleased material while in isolation and figured he could give fans something to listen to. Some of the tracks were intended to be released as singles, but that won’t be the case now.

“I’m calling all of this stuff Distraction Or Despair since that seems to be the two things I keep shifting between. Probably a lot of other people too,” he wrote on social media. “But I think only some of the tracks are tied to an “album” of that name. I’m just winging it, keeping it casual. May add some notes to the tracks.”

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Hey all, with all this uncertainty I just wanted to start uploading some unreleased stuff. Just so people can check it out and have something to listen to. Just felt like sharing. I think I have a bunch of this stuff, as Doug and I have been recording little bits here and there over the years. Some of these, like Phoning It In, were things that I planned on releasing as singles, and I may still do that at some point when I finish them, but I figured why not. It feels good to share. Who knows if some of this stuff would have ever come out? Oh yeah, the music is on my soundcloud, which I haven’t really used in ages. The link is in my linktree, along with a link to the Covid-19 Response Fund. In case you are wondering, this is a picture of my vocal cords, from when I went to see the ear/nose/throat doc before embarking on this my chem journey, to make sure everything was in order. He said, “It’s a little red, but looking good”. I’m calling all of this stuff Distraction Or Despair, since that seems to be the two things I keep shifting between. Probably a lot of other people too. But I think only some of the tracks are tied to an “album” of that name. I’m just winging it, keeping it casual. May add some notes to the tracks. Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Rock on. #hesitantalien

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After a six-year-long hiatus, Gerard Way decided to reunite with his My Chemical Romance bandmates in October 2019 for a one-off show in Los Angeles. Following a positive reaction from the fans, the group decided to embark on a worldwide tour in 2020. The tour was scheduled to kick off in Australia on March 20th, but the shows were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.