Mikal Cronin will release Seeker, his fourth and finest full-length to date, on October 25. In conjunction with today’s announcement, he presents lead single “Show Me” and its accompanying video, directed by Yasi Salek. In the video, Cronin sings as he drives a 1964 Ford Falcon, while frequent collaborators and friends play instruments in the back seat.

Seeker is available for pre-order in the Merge store on CD, LP, and limited-edition green & black swirl Peak Vinyl. The latter comes with a bonus 12-inch of the 17-minute non-album tracks “Arsonist” b/w “Tsinosra” on red & yellow swirl vinyl.

“‘Show Me’ is a song about feeling small in an overwhelming world,” says Cronin. “There’s a not-quite-subtle hint of the Heartbreakers in the instrumentation and arrangement, having asked many friends to play or sing. It’s one of my favorite songs from the album. I hope you like it, too.”

Following a few rough years of touring, relationships beginning and ending, and writer’s block, Cronin decided to make a change. He packed up and retreated to Idyllwild, a small town in the mountains of southern California, where he spent a month in the cabin, alone. The solitude proved fruitful, with the bulk of Seeker being written and demoed during this time period. “It was so quiet and peaceful. I got weird looks at the store. I got bug bites that didn’t heal for months,” says Cronin. “I walked around a small lake a few times. I wrote. I took literally something that’s usually a hypothetical, something every artist thinks about doing. It worked.”

After a series of fires sparked by an arsonist forced Cronin to evacuate immediately, he returned a few days early to LA and began the recording process at Palmetto Studios. There, engineer Jason Quever and a crew of close friends helped bring the album together. The record was backed by Ty Segall’s Freedom Band. Nature fresh on his mind, he was driven to use organic sounds. “I wanted to bring you into the room. Jason and I talked about the Beatles’ White Album a lot when placing mics,” says Cronin. “I brought a charred pine cone from the woods to the studio, just in case it would help. Fire—specifically its cycle of purging and reseeding the landscape—is a central theme to the record. Death and rebirth.” 

Cronin will tour across North America in support of Seeker. All tour dates are on sale now and can be found below. Additionally, Cronin has launched the Mikal Cronin Fan Club, a great opportunity for his fans to receive tour updates, access to presales, and exclusive tracks via email. He recently shared some amazing covers with fan club members, including Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” and Sharon Van Etten’s “All I Can.” Only subscribers receive exclusive tracks like these, so be sure to sign up here!

Mikal Cronin on tour:
Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Nov 06 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov 08 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Nov 09 Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Nov 10 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Nov 11 Missoula, MT – The Badlander
Nov 14 Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov 15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 16 Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx
Nov 17 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 18 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
Nov 19 Boston, MA – Great Scott
Nov 20 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Nov 22 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Nov 23 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
Nov 24 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Nov 25 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Nov 26 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Nov 27 Austin, TX – Barracuda
Nov 30 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
Dec 01 San Diego, CA – Casbah
Feb 10 Munich, DE – Milla
Feb 11 Cologne, DE – Bumann & SOHN
Feb 12 Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
Feb 13 Aarhus, DK – TAPE
Feb 14 Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Feb 15 Stockholm, SE – Nalen
Feb 17 Oslo, NO – Ingensteds
Feb 18 Gothenburg, SE – Oceanen
Feb 19 Hamburg, DE – Molotow (SkyBar)
Feb 20 Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
Feb 21 Brussels, NE – Botanique
Feb 22 Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Feb 24 Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
Feb 25 London, UK – Moth Club
Feb 26 Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
Feb 27 Glasgow, UK – The Hug & Pint
Feb 28 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Feb 29 Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin