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Limited Green & Red Haze vinyl version available while supplies last. His 2011 debut album BACK IN PRINT! Produced by Ty Segall.
Conceived and recorded as a sort of therapy to help cope with adjusting to life post-college, an insuing break-up and geographic isolation Mikal Cronin steps momentarily away from the rhythm section of Orange County surf-punk bashers The Moonhearts with his debut solo LP. Fans can take heart, this isnt a vanity project or half-baked endeavor Mikals 2011 solo debut is fully realized, cohesive and beautiful, with themes that are as personal as they are universal; questioning your future, accepting your past and living in the moment. Taking influences such as late sixties Del Shannon and The Everly Brothers and filtering them through his own mutant California fuzz, Mikal deftly explores his singer/songwriter side that at moments feels like a punk Harry Nilsson or Curt Boettcher that balances sweet melodies & chords with chunky, psychedelic guitar freak-outs. Dont let the opening Beach Boys-ian harmonies of Is It Alright? fool you into thinking this record can be easily pinned down with long-time friend and collaborator Ty Segall producing, Eric Bauer (Ty Segall, Royal Baths) running the tape machine and guests like John Dwyer of The Oh-Sees, you can be positive youre in for something special. Once those guitars kick in, and you hit that first transcendent chorus, youll be hooked and anxiously awaiting what comes next.
an album of wistful, psychedelic pop that pits lush and layered arrangements against needle-pinning power chords. Pitchfork
RIYL: Ty Segall, Elliot Smith, Del Shannon, Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, Nilsson.
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