My Chemical Romance lullabies album announced!
‘Three Cheers For Sweet Dreams’ is MCR like you've never heard them before
My Chemical Romance’s biggest anthems have been transformed into lovely lullabies to lull you into a slumber.
The work of Indiana based duo Sparrow Sleeps, ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Dreams’ is the brainchild of composer, pop punk aficionado and first time dad Casey Cole and his musical partner and art director Peter Lockhart.
Casey said: “I’ve been turning songs into lullabies for over two years now, and this album definitely has the most morbid track listing. I put a lot of effort into keeping things as true to the original songs as possible, which can be difficult with the outrageous guitar licks and key changes throughout.
“I even treated Blood as a secret track, the way it was on The Black Parade, including two minutes of silence before it starts. Albums like The Black Parade don’t come around too often, so turning some of those songs into these softer renditions was a challenge masked with a bit of nostalgia.”
Peter Lockhart adds: “I went back and forth for a while on what style to do this album cover in. After recently finishing a portrait illustration in the same style for a gallery show, I knew exactly what I wanted this cover to look like and everything fell into place really quickly.
“I wanted to stick with the same tone as the original album art, but a little more peaceful… and a little less bloody. I pushed hard with Casey to play off the title and artwork for Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge for this lullaby album. That album was what got me into My Chemical Romance in 2004, and it’s stuck as a personal favourite even since.”
Take a listen to the lullaby version of ‘Helena’ below. Beautiful stuff!