Mikal Cronin will release MCII, his Merge debut, on May 7 in the US and May 13 in UK/Europe. Recorded in late 2012 by Eric Bauer at Bauer Mansion in San Francisco, MCII includes guest appearances by K. Dylan Edrich, Charles Moothart, Ty Segall, and Petey Dammit.
“Since the first record came out, my life has changed quite a bit,” Cronin explains in a press release, referencing his move to San Francisco and his work alongside Segall. “I was presented with a whole new slew of problems and situations that I was trying to work through.”
“Plucking prolific musicians from both sides of the U.S./Canada border, the festival has announced it’s bringing Thee Oh Sees leader John Dwyer and homegrown electronic experimentalist Tim Hecker in as curators…”
“Call me a simpleton, but I much prefer Mac’s toothy grin, alcoholic antics, and raw funky riffs…”
“If Ty and his band weren’t such fierce performers, they may have been upstaged by the antics of Mac DeMarco and his band, whose onstage shenanigans (wacky voices, push-ups, covering Limp Bizkit) are becoming the stuff of legend.”
“Before the Webster Hall show, Mac Demarco played Pitchfork’s offices… He’ll be back for a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 1 with Naomi Punk and Calvin Love and tickets (only ten bucks) are on sale now.”
“I saw Ty Segall I was lifting him into a crowd of people so he could surf along to the sounds of the Jesus and Mary Chain, he had a grin on his face and a air of “fuck it, let’s have fun” around him. When combined with his prodigious talent and seemingly tireless work rate, it’s easy to see why many are championing the California native as the next big thing…”
“On the heels of Putrifiers II, prolific Bay Area garage weirdos Thee Oh Sees have announced their next LP. Floating Coffin is out April 16 via John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records, and yes, that terrifying kaleidoscopic strawberry face up there is the album cover…”
“Looking to keep one of music’s best winning streaks going, John Dywer’s outfit will release their next LP Floating Coffin on April 16. That kaleidoscope image of eyes, fangs, and strawberries above is the album cover — always the Oh Sees’ strong suit — and the set appropriately features a track called “Strawberries 1 + 2…”
“As showcased during their blowout set at the third anniversary celebration for local blog-slash-record label Nashville’s Dead in September, The Ty Segall Band has become a brawny powerhouse, seamlessly integrating material spanning their frontman’s prolific solo catalog…”
“‘I think I’m getting better at translating what I hear in my head to tape,’ Mikal Cronin says. “I’m really excited about that. This record comes from the same place as what I’ve done before, but it’s bigger, more filled-out.” Cronin, a fellow Laguna Beach, California native, longtime collaborator and bandmate to Ty Segall (their time together dates back to high school punk outfit Epsilons) is just days out of completing his sophomore solo full-length, an album he recorded over multiple sessions this past fall with Eric “King Riff” Bauer in San Francisco’s Chinatown and mixed at legendary Fantasy Studios in nearby Berkeley…”
“I think I’m getting better at translating what I hear in my head to tape,” Mikal Cronin says. “I’m really excited about that. This record comes from the same place as what I’ve done before, but it’s bigger, more filled-out.”
“Mac Demarco, who will be here next week with Ty Segall, has announced a March tour surrounding his appearance at SXSW in Austin. Most of the tour is with Captured Tracks labelmate Naomi Punk and fellow Canadian Calvin Love…”
“By selling out this hallowed ballroom, the good-natured USF grad officially crossed that line from popular local artist to major national touring act, and cemented his place among the most successful local bands of the last few years.”
“…The foursome never strayed from the fuzzy, fast-paced, assaultive garage rock for which they’re best known…”
“Reverse Shark Attack is the closest thing to re-living Segall’s journey without asking him ourselves. And it’s a most engaging tale…”
“…unlike their distant cousins hardcore and ‘70s punk, Cronin and Segall’s refurbished garage jams are neither brooding nor predatory. Stunningly raw — fresh, even — Reverse Shark Attack prowls at the unsuspecting ear instead of tearing at flesh…”
This week, Michelle Cable, Founder and Agent at Panache Booking is featured in L Magazine’s article on Women Who Rock in Brooklyn’s music scene. “L Magazine talked to six of the most secretly influential women in the Brooklyn music scene—those who are very clearly helping dictate what bands we listen to—about their experiences as often […]
“Shut up and watch the gruesome new video for Twins’ track, ‘Thank God For Sinners,’ then look inward and thank hell for the shimmerin’ gift of Ty Segall.”
“2012 was a touchstone year for Ty Segall, who spent the past five years growing as a musician in the Bay Area, cranking out albums, singles and EPs, but still has time for side projects and constant touring…”
“DeMarco’s trickster persona is on full display in the video for “Dreamin,” one of many tangled, mellow rock songs on the album that could carry that name…”
Mac DeMarco’s video for “Dreamin”, off 2012’s 2, premieres on Vice.
“…the video for “Dreamin,” which takes the numb-to-my-surroundings vibe of the song and uses a visual that is basically just DeMarco in an old-timey wig playing his guitar by the water, driving a car, getting gas, and then (spoiler alert) getting slimed.”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports… Amusingly, Segall and Mootheart attempted to keep their identities anonymous with the project.”
“Here, Ty sings but is on drums and like their name implies, this is the kind of thick and heavy rock that descended straight from Hendrix…”
“Not busy enough, apparently, releasing 800 records a year under his own name, Ty Segall has formed a new outfit, Fuzz, with Charlie Moonheart who has played in his live band for a while (they were also both in Epsilons). Here, Ty sings but is on drums and like their name implies, this is the kind of thick and heavy rock that descended straight from Hendrix.”
“Guitarist and garage-rock fanatic Ty Segall, already one of the most ridiculously prolific artists of the past few years, has dropped two new songs under yet another band name. This time the group is called ‘Fuzz.'”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports. Their 7″ single– out via Chicago label Trouble in Mind, and already sold out– offers the cuts ‘This Time I Got a Reason’ b/w ‘Fuzz’s Fourth Dream'”
“Both ‘This Time I Got a Reason’ and B-side ‘Fuzz’s Fourth Dream’ are galvanizingly sludgy, proto-metal psych rock, and though the single is sold out, the music is streaming for your head-banging delight.”
“In this special episode of Delicious with Mish, my good pal Mac DeMarco and the love of his life, Sweet KiKi, join me back stage after his set to talk about love…”
