My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way is making the most of self-isolation. On Saturday, the rocker surprised fans by releasing four previously unheard solo tracks.

“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,” Way said. “But I think only some of the tracks are tied to an ‘album’ of that name. I’m just winging it, keeping it casual.”

The four songs uploaded to SoundCloud include a 14 second experimental track entitled “Success!”. Other tracks include “Crate Amp_2”, “Welcome to the Hotel” and “Phoning It In (2)”, a song Way envisioned a solo single. Take a listen below.



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