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Hesitant Alien

Gerard Way

Hesitant Alien

First solo LP of retro, romantic indie from the ex My Chemical Romance frontman

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Reprise
UK Release date
29/09/2014
US Release date
22/09/2014
  1. 8.0 |   NME

    Way has wiped the slate clean and started afresh, with invigorating results
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    A confident, swaggering set of songs packed with joie de vivre, banks of feedback and walls of guitars and saxophones
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  3. 7.0 |   The Music

    Way’s overestimation of his ability to craft sweeping epics and progressive masterpieces becomes the elephant in the room
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  4. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Innovation is all well and good, but can we get an occasional ‘bravo’ for consistency over here?
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  5. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The album drops off so noticeably after such a promising start. But the good news is that Way has produced something infinitely more interesting than whatever the next My Chemical Romance rock opera might have been
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  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

    "Hesitant' is the right word for his attempt at creative rebirth. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Q

    He's made everything sound big. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Earbuddy

    Way’s pop instincts make for a better Weezer album than the actual Weezer album that just came out
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Not so much a reinvention as a reassessment, then, and it suits the man big time
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  10. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    He’s never been so unashamedly melodic as on the chiming Brother and the drum-laden How It’s Going to Be, while the deranged Juarez is a lightning bolt of cathartic energy
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  11. 6.0 |   The Observer

    It’s a big step away from MCR’s post-hardcore rock anthems, with Way’s Bowie-like charisma and undeterred passion a familiar call to arms
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  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    He's at his best when punching out of a corner, chasing you down and demanding you listen close
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