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Recorded live with a crew of close friends and engineer Jason Quever at Palmetto Studios in Los Angeles, it finds Cronin pushing his often devastating power pop into darker territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fire—specifically its cycle of purging and reseeding the landscape—is a central theme to the record. Death and rebirth,” says Mikal. “I was looking for something: answers, direction, peace. 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Upon his return to Los Angeles, he recorded two full albums: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mikal-cronin-seeker\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, released in October 2019, and its electronic counterpart \u003ci\u003eSwitched-On Seeker, \u003c\/i\u003ein which he set out to record the songs of \u003ci\u003eSeeker \u003c\/i\u003etrack by track using only his collection of synthesizers and drum machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Cronin’s self-assured vocals and the overarching theme of destruction and rebirth unite both albums, everything else about them is different. Experience your favorite songs from \u003ci\u003eSeeker\u003c\/i\u003e in a whole new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe physical LP is available exclusively through independent retailers via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/recordstoreday.com\/NewsItem\/9003\"\u003eRSD Drops 2020\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739227222327,"sku":"MRG711LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739227189559,"sku":"MRG711digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/cafab2430ac00c1f214fd1707aefb64bb0a2f2c2_3fb1818db9bf482757a6adac634d479cd292478c_medium_jpg_ef827ab3-9541-492a-af40-e20749f30d07.jpg?v=1789600465"},{"product_id":"mikal-cronin-mciii","title":"Mikal Cronin - MCIII","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in:\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/entertainment\/music\/best-albums-of-2015-1.10156232\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNewsday's Best Albums of 2015\u003c\/a\u003e (#25)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mikal-cronin\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikal Cronin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/a\u003ereturns with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMCIII\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Marked by the lush arrangements, stunning melodies, and deeply personal lyrical work for which Cronin is now known, the album is also a deliberate attempt to simply “go big.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs he did on his self-titled 2011 debut and 2013’s \u003ci\u003eMCII\u003c\/i\u003e, Cronin arranged and played nearly all of the record himself, including the \u003ci\u003etzouras\u003c\/i\u003e, a traditional Greek string instrument he heard and subsequently bought while on tour in Athens. There’s French horn, saxophone, and trumpet. There are mood-altering crescendos and heartbreaking turns-of-phrase, guitars both gorgeous and pugnacious. 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