# THE ALARM Reaches The Summit In New Video “Whatever”, Inspired By John Lennon

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- Published: 2023-03-30T15:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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#### **“**_**If I can get back to the mountaintop, I’ll know I am on the right track.**_**“**

### **Conquering The Elements**

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### **The Alarm Makes It To The Summit in New Video**⏎ **“Whatever”**

#### **Video Premieres **_**via **_**The Big Takeover**

**MARCH 28, 2023 (Wales, UK) –** “Whenever I’ve been in hospital, I have projected
my imagination towards recovery and the mountain summit has always been a place 
I aspire to get to as a sign of recovery,” says **Mike Peters**, vocalist/guitarist
of **THE ALARM** who release their new single and video “[**Whatever**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c393599e8f&e=615f2b8493)”
today, **March 28, 2023**. The video, which shows him hiking up a mountain during
a snowstorm, is symbolic of his struggle to make it back to good health, as Peters
continues to rebound from a serious leukemia relapse in 2022.  “If I can get back
to the mountaintop, I’ll know I am on the right track.”

The Alarm - Whatever [Official Music Video]

[⌊The Alarm - Whatever [Official Music Video]⌉⌊The Alarm - Whatever [Official Music
Video]⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**THE ALARM “Whatever”**

“I was inspired to write this song after hearing John Lennon sing ‘Whatever Gets
You Thru The Night’ on the hospital radio. I thought to myself ‘Never mind the night,
what am I going to do to get through life?’,” he told [The Big Takeover](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=94da5c5554&e=615f2b8493),
who premiered the video.  He elaborates, “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.”

Filmed on Moel Hiraddug, a mountain in Wales which “is literally right outside my
front door in the village of Dyserth where I was born and raised,” the video carries
a bit of symbolism in addition to portraying his uphill struggle with cancer. Carrying
a retro relic of the ‘80s – the Sony Watchman, a suitcase and a mylar star balloon,
Peters struggles amidst adverse conditions to make it up the summit to a television
tower.

![Mike Peters of the Alarm](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/
images/20c0d50a-7929-ae72-b02d-3e15bdf2a922.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1)

“All this carried me up the mountain towards an old abandoned tower that I have 
always been fascinated by,” he explains. “Often, when I look up to the mountain 
at night, I can sometimes see a light coming from inside the building and wonder
who is up there and obviously using the place as a shelter. I tied my silver star(
which is a symbol of the new record), to my suitcase of life belongings, and headed
for the shelter.

“The snow was beginning to fall as I walked ever higher, and then with the wind 
picking up it literally felt like I was climbing through the life storm of recent
times. I had brought an old Sony Watchman with me which was another symbol connecting
the past to the future. Was this really the first portable screen I had owned, and
precursor to the modern screens of devices that feed us news, information and psychobabble
24-7?”  

“Whatever” is the third single from his forthcoming album [_**Forwards**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=d12aef4864&e=615f2b8493)(
out **June 2, 2023**), following “[Next](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/02/the-alarm-roars-back-with-next-after-a-year-of-life-threatening-illness/)”
and title track “[Forwards](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/03/the-alarm-forges-forwards-with-new-album-on-june-2-as-lead-singer-mike-peters-emerges-from-year-of-life-threatening-illness/).”
_Forwards_ is being released physically on both CD and Vinyl with the LP release
featuring two different record sleeves and colored vinyl configurations. A classic
green and white star white vinyl edition (Mike’s healing color combo), is being 
made available to outlets everywhere along with a unique Metallic Green vinyl limited
edition available exclusively to independent record stores only.

_Forwards_ is also being released in all digital formats including Hi-Res and Dolby
Atmos editions. Pre-sale and pre-save is available here: [https://ingrv.es/thealarmforwards](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=73a0f4ec07&e=615f2b8493).

Described by **Bono **of **U2 **as “**the second greatest rock and roll band in 
the world**”, Mike Peters has been the driving force behind The Alarm for over forty
creative years of new music making, and dedication to presenting the band’s classic
songs in ways both imaginative and inventive.

[⌊The Alarm album cover⌉⌊The Alarm album cover⌉[

**_Forwards_** cover art

**Tracklist: **
1. [Forwards](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=b541e0a7a5&e=615f2b8493)
2. The Returning3. Another Way4. Love and Forgiveness5. [Next](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=288fb71520&e=615f2b8493)
6. [Whatever](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=01d4e815f0&e=615f2b8493)
7. Transition8. Love Disappearing9. New Standards10. X  

**THE ALARM U.S Dates**

**Jun 23 – **_**Gramercy Theater, **_**New York, NY
Jun 24 – _Gramercy Theater, 
_New York, NY

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