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| Released | September 11, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, garage rock, psychedelic pop, noise pop, power pop, lo-fi music | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Label | Trouble in Mind Records | |||
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Mikal Cronin is the first solo album from Moonhearts bassist Mikal Cronin. He had previously released the 2009 album Reverse Shark Attack in conjunction with Ty Segall. Uncut placed it at number 45 on its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2011". [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Beats per Minute | 81/100 [3] |
| Pop Matters | 81/100 [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [5] |
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