Mikal Cronin (album)

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Mikal Cronin
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)
Genre Indie rock, garage rock, psychedelic pop, noise pop, power pop, lo-fi music
Length34:06
Label Trouble in Mind Records
Mikal Cronin chronology
Reverse Shark Attack
(2009)
Mikal Cronin
(2011)
MCII
(2013)

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]

Track listing

  1. "Is It Alright" – 3:29
  2. "Apathy" – 2:39
  3. "Green & Blue" – 3:37
  4. "Get Along" – 3:53
  5. "Slow Down" – 2:00
  6. "Gone" – 3:55
  7. "Situation" – 1:56
  8. "Again & Again" – 4:16
  9. "Hold on Me" – 3:06
  10. "The Way Things Go" – 5:15
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 81% [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Tom Hull B [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

References

  1. Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011. Stereogum. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. "Reviews for Mikal Cronin by Mikal Cronin". Metacritic . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Mikal Cronin". AllMusic . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  4. Studer, Ryan (November 15, 2011). "Mikal Cronin" . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  5. Larson, Jeremy D. (September 22, 2011). "Album Review: Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. A debut that will fry your ears and break your heart. [Jan 2012, 100]
  7. Leitko, Aaron (September 21, 2011). "Mikal Cronin". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  8. Troper, Morgan (March 1, 2012). "Mikal Cronin" . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  9. Bowes, David (September 16, 2011). "Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin". The Skinny . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Mikal Cronin". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  11. Small, but near-perfectly formed. [Nov 2011, p.90]