Mikal Cronin Explained

Mikal Cronin
Birth Name:	Michael Patrick Cronin
Birth Date:	26 December 1985
Birth Place:	Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Genre:	Alternative rock, indie rock
Occupation:	Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument:	Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, saxophone, drums, percussion, keyboards
Label:	Goodbye Boozy, Trouble in Mind, Goner,^[1] Merge Records
Associated Acts:	Ty Segall, Moonhearts, Meatbodies, Wand, Epsilons, Okie Dokie

Michael "Mikal" Patrick Cronin^[2] ^[3] (born 1985)^[4] ^[5] is an American musician and songwriter. He has released four solo albums and several singles. Cronin was a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and Moonhearts,^[6] and is a regular and longtime member of Ty Segall's live band,^[7] contributing bass guitar, backing vocals and saxophone;^[8] he has also released an album and a single in collaboration with Segall. Cronin earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in music from California Institute of the Arts.

Discography

As a solo artist

Studio albums

Mikal Cronin – CD/LP (2011; Trouble in Mind)
MCII – CD/LP (2013; Merge Records)
MCIII – CD/LP (2015; Merge Records)
Seeker – CD/LP (2019; Merge Records)^[9]

Singles/EPs

Gone – 7" (2010; Goodbye Boozy Records)
Tide – 7" (2011; Goner Records)
Violitionist Acoustic Sessions 7" (2012: Turntable Kitchen)^[10]

Collaborations

With Ty Segall

Pop Song – 7" (2009; Goodbye Boozy Records)
Reverse Shark Attack – Cassette/LP (2009; Burger Records issued cassette only / Kill Shaman Records issued LP only)
Group Flex (Contribute Tracks: Fame; Suffragette City) 6 x Flexi Disc/Book (2011; Castle Face)
Emotional Mugger (2016)
Ty Segall (2017)
Freedom's Goblin (2018)
First Taste (2019)
Harmonizer (2021)

As part of other bands

Epsilons

Evil Robots – CD/EP (2005, Modern Sleeze)
Epsilons / Hips (split with Hips) – 7" (2006; olFactory Records)
Epsilons – CD/LP (2006; Retard Disco issued CD only / Young Cubs issued LP only)
Killed 'Em Deader 'N A Six Card Poker Hand – CD/LP (2007; Retard Disco issued CD only / HBSP-2X issued LP only)

Charlie and the Moonhearts

Charlie and The Moonhearts – Cassette (2007, Red Handed Recordings)
I Think You're Swell – 7" (2007, Goodbye Boozy Records)
Drop In Drop Out – 7" (2008, Tic Tac Totally)
Thunderbeast – Cassette (2008, Telephone Explosion)
Real Hot Breakers – 7" (2009, Trouble in Mind)
Charlie & The Moonhearts / Teen Anger (split with Teen Anger) – LP (2009; Telephone Explosion Records)
Moonhearts – LP (2010, Tic Tac Totally)
Split (with Ty Segall / CoCoComa / The White Wires) – 7" (2010; Trouble in Mind)

Party Fowl

Party Fowl – 7" (2008; Post Present Medium)
STD's – 7" (2008; Goodbye Boozy Records)

Okie Dokie

Badhammer – 7" (2009; Goodbye Boozy Records)
Okie Dokie – 10" (2009; Aagoo)
Sorrow/Jubilance – 7" Split with Nü Sensae (2010; Swill Children)

Ty Segall Band

Slaughterhouse – CD/LP (2012, In The Red Records)

Thee Oh Sees

Putrifiers II (2012)
Drop (2014)

Notes and References

Web site: Albums by Mikal Cronin . Rate Your Music . 2013-06-04.
Web site: ACE Repertory. Ascap.com. 2019-10-26.
Web site: Google Play Music. Play.google.com. 2019-10-26.
Web site: Guest Lists: Mikal Cronin | Features . Pitchfork . May 3, 2013 . 2013-06-04.
Web site: Austin L. Ray . Mikal Cronin Talks Merge Debut, Tom Waits, Becoming a Better Person . MTV Hive . 2013-06-04.
Web site: Interview: Mikal Cronin . Consequence of Sound . May 7, 2013 . 2013-06-04.
Web site: Ty Segall / Freedom Band: Deforming Lobes. 2021-11-22. Pitchfork. en.
Web site: Review: Ty Segall & The Muggers @ 9:30 Club. 2021-11-22. DCist. en. November 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122162843/https://dcist.com/story/16/02/26/ty-segall-the-muggers-930-club/. live.
Web site: Minsker . Evan . Mikal Cronin Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Song: Listen . . August 12, 2019 . July 31, 2019.
Web site: TK012: Mikal Cronin – Violitionist Acoustic Sessions . Turntable Kitchen . September 5, 2012 . 2013-06-04.