Mikal Cronin premieres track from upcoming LP via Raven Sings the Blues - sweet melodies and psych guitar freak outs recorded with Ty Segall!

If you've ever wondered what the Beach Boys would sound like if they became pals with the Ramones, give a listen to "Apathy" from Mikal Cronin's debut LP, premiered on Raven Sings the Blues.

"The record packs a huge whollop in its three-minute garage-pop punches. Scraping its way through fuzz, jangle, slow burn motions and even a few psychedelic breakdowns, the record is nothing if not infectious; opening itself up wider with each play. In the truest sense of the word this is just a good record, one that's quickly jumping up our best of 2011 list and one that's not likely to leave the turntable soon."

Mikal Cronin, 1/3 of Orange County surf-punk bashers The Moonhearts, has emerged with a fully realized, cohesive and beautiful debut self-titled LP, out September 20, 2011 via Chicago's Trouble In Mind.

With long-time friend and collaborator Ty Segall producing, Eric Bauer [Ty Segall, Royal Baths] running the tape machine and guests like Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer, Mikal blends sweet melodies and chords with chunky, psychedelic guitar freak-outs.

Mikal Cronin offers his sonic vision and joins Ty Segall out on the road this summer and fall, including stops at Total Trash Fest and Goner Fest, to share his California fuzz take on gorgeously unexpected psych garage pop.

Tour dates and more info below!

Photo by Cody Edison

Mikal Cronin Tour Dates

Aug 28 - The Hemlock - San Francisco, CA

Total Trash Fest
Sept 15 - Plush - Tucson, AZ
Sept 16 - Bash Riprocks - Lubbock, TX
Sept 17 - Mohawk - Austin, TX
Sept 18 - Rubbergloves - Denton, TX
Sept 19 - One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA
Sept 20 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
Sept 21 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
Sept 22 - Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN

Gonerfest
Sept 23 - Earl - Atlanta, GA
Sept 24 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
Sept 25 - Festival Ballroom @ JMU - Harrisonburg, VA
Sept 26 - Comet Pizza - Washington, DC
Sept 27 - Golden West Cafe - Baltimore, MD
Sept 29 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Sept 30 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Oct 1 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
Oct 3 - The Cave @ Carleton College - Northfield, MN
Oct 4 - Blue Moose - Iowa City, IA
Oct 5 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE
Oct 6 - Hi-Dive - Denver, CO
Oct 7 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT

More on Mikal Cronin

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 isn’t a “vanity project” or half-baked endeavor - Mikal’s 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. Don’t let the opening Beach Boys-ian harmonies of “Is It Alright?” fool you into thinking this record can be easily pinned down. Once those guitars kick in, and you hit that first transcendent chorus, you’ll be hooked and anxiously awaiting what comes next.

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