The Alarm release new 'Forwards' single “Whatever”

The Alarm is giving fans another taste of their upcoming album, Forwards. The band has released the third single from the record, "Whatever," along with a video that was inspired by frontman Mike Peters' second battle with cancer in 2022.

"I was inspired to write this song after hearing John Lennon sing 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night' on the hospital radio," Peters tells The Big Takeover, which premiered the video. "I thought to myself, 'Never mind the night ... what am I going to do to get through life?'"

He adds, “The song ‘Whatever’ was born soon after and it’s really about the most simple, yet most important things like family, friends and loved ones who help you in the hours of need and an appreciation of life’s fundamental gifts such as being able to breathe, talk and to walk.”

Forwards will be released June 2 on both CD and vinyl, with two vinyl options available, a classic green and white star white vinyl edition, plus a limited edition metallic green vinyl, available only at independent record stores. The album is available for preorder now.

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