Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, L.S. Dunes, and more has announced a 10th anniversary deluxe edition of his 2014 debut solo album, Stomachaches, which was released under his frnkiero and the cellabration moniker. The new edition is titled XNauseousX, and it arrives next week, Aug. 30, via BMG (preorder).
In addition to the original album, the deluxe edition features a second 12-song disc with covers of Green Day‘s “Extraordinary Girl,” the Ronettes‘ “Be My Baby,” and Johnny Cash‘s “Walk The Line,” plus four songs from a live session at BBC Maida Vale Studios, new songs, and more. Along with the announcement comes “This Song Is A Curse…,” which Iero originally contributed as a bonus track to the 2012 Frankenweenie Unleashed soundtrack.
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Iero says:
It’s pretty wild having to sit down and think about putting together a 10-year anniversary edition of a record that you originally had zero intentions of releasing. First off, I can’t believe it’s been 10 years, damn time really does fly by. And second, I’m still shocked anyone cares… but I suppose if my original plan was to make a time capsule for my kids to discover, funnily enough, it all kind of worked out. I’ve had a fun time digging through old hard drives, finding recordings, photos, and videos of that time and place. I suppose, in a lot of ways, I’m still that person, but in many cases, I am not. I truly believe that everything we have gone through and experienced gets us to the place where we currently reside, and I honestly wouldn’t change one second of it. ‘XNauseousX’ compiles everything put to tape from the Stomachaches era. From the first song I released as a solo artist, “This Song Is A Curse…,” as well as the first 7 inch release, ‘For Jamia.’ All the way through home-recorded and mixed B-sides and the Cellabration’s entire BBC Maida Vale session. You even get my homemade interpretation of Green Day’s Extraordinary Girl, which was panned by almost all of the internet but remains one of my favorite things I ever made. (Thank you James and Kerrang! for asking me to do this one. I still think the internet was wrong and I was right.) For better or worse this is a time capsule, now fully complete and unearthed. I hope it finds you well, and makes you smile more than it makes you frown.
Stream “This Song Is A Curse…” and check out the new artwork and full tracklist for the bonus disc below.
XNauseousX tracklist
1. This Song Is A Curse…
2. Be My Baby (Ronettes Cover)
3. Walk The Line (Johnny Cash Cover)
4. B.F.F. (original version)
5. 2.5mg Just Ain’t Enough For Me
6. Give Me Liberty, But Give Me Depth
7. Getting Into Heaven Can Be Hell
8. .tragician. (Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios)
9. .smoke rings. (Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios)
10. Joyriding (Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios)
11. She’s the Prettiest Girl at the Party, and She Can Prove It with a Solid Right Hook (Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios)
12. Extraordinary Girl (Green Day Cover)