It’s as profoundly emotional as it is carefully crafted—not only did Cronin record all the basic instrumental tracks himself, but he also wrings moments of stark sincerity from the music.
In July we get the indie rock stuff (curated by MoMA’s PopRally), with shows from Ex Cops on 7/4, TEEN on 7/11, Mikal Cronin on 7/18, and Ducktails on 7/25.
I’ve waited way, way too long to catch Mac Demarco live and now, in the wake of this year’s Primavera Sound, I can finally say I have… twice.
…it appears as though Mikal Cronin is living the dream. In addition to his ongoing gig as tour bassist in the Ty Segall Band, the Los Angeles-born musician recently…
“…Wandering down to the pebble beach as the afternoon sun began to set, he cut two tracks for us, the first of which you can watch above, album standout ‘Cooking Up Something Good’…”
For an artist known by most for sweet lo-fi pop songs, the show had all the trappings of a rock concert: crowd surfing, stage diving, mass stage invasions,…
…pebble beach as the afternoon sun began to set, he cut two tracks for us, the first of which you can watch above, album standout ‘Cooking Up Something Good’.
“…both Fuzz and Ex Cult will play later that same night at Death by Audio with Pampers also on the bill…”
“…AnOther spoke to the free-spirited Canadian about his dream collaborations and writing love songs about Marilyn Monroe…”
Over ten songs detailing a young man’s despair and self-doubt, he delivers a performance that’s both deeply confident and convincingly vulnerable,…
The clown is a mask that acts as a gateway to the great universe. The Brooklynites can call him “boss.
“…With a reputation for raucous performances and stories of a certain ‘drumstick’ incident, the idea of seeing Mac live was intriguing to say the least…”
Mikal Cronin’s set had a few technical difficulties, but they still got a lot of support from the crowd, especially one kid who got up on stage and sang into the mic.
“…But his new album for Merge, MCII, is not a garage-rock record, or a punk record. It’s a gorgeous, deeply personal pop record — jangly, hooky…”
“The Energizer Bunny of San Francisco garage rock, Ty Segall, has another new album coming on August 20 called SLEEPER…”
“Canadian Mac DeMarco joins Marc for a live session and a chat! Track list: – The Stars Keep On Calling My Name – Freaking Out The Neighbourhood – Ode to Viceroy”
“…The album trailer, which features what could be the title track, finds Segall returning to the more lo-fi acoustic side…”
“…before any expectations for MCII can fully set in, Cronin is already breaking all preconceptions, coming out of the gate with the album’s most relentlessly catchy, fully realized guitar-pop confection on a disc brimming over with ‘em…”
Watch a clip of Mac DeMarco talking to NME at The Great Escape 2013.
“Joining Loop, Mogwai, the Pop Group, Dirty Beaches, and more at the final weekend are Ty Segall…”
“…Joining Loop, Mogwai, the Pop Group, Dirty Beaches, and more at the final weekend are Ty Segall, White Fence…”
“…Check out a trailer for the record below, which features Ty cheekily resting in various spots and a bit of music, presumably from the release…”
“…”Change” is its most aggressive moment, a “wild and wooly” guitar freakout “made more forceful by dizzying strings and woodwinds.”…”
“…Directed by Claire Marie Vogel, the video follows the antics of a wild house party…”
“…California fuzz-rocker Mikal Cronin has shared a grungy house-party clip to accompany “Change”, a highlight from his excellent new MCII LP…”
“…Canadian musician Mac Demarco was on several Paste staffers must-see list as we embarked on the week-long music overdose of SXSW…”
“Ty Segall makes it difficult to imagine him ever resting, let alone sleeping. On August 20, however, the Bay Area garage rocker will release a new album titled Sleeper via Drag City…”
“…The band’s live shows are renowned for the energy and a sort of heads-down-no-nonsense-mindless-boogie that makes the show at Exit07 an exciting prospect…”
“…Cronin’s shiny, happy second album packs a surfeit of melody, an unexpected boogie-woogie piano solo, some violin, key changes to punch the air to…”
Photos from Thee Oh Sees’ show at London’s Scala.
