{"product_id":"mike-krol-turkey","title":"Mike Krol - Turkey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn bowling’s hallowed alleys, a strike is the minor miracle of all ten pins falling at once. Back-to-back strikes make a double. Do it a third time and you’ve got yourself a turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory will decide which sports metaphor to apply to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mike-krol\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Krol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s first two records, \u003ci\u003eI Hate Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eTrust Fund\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). But as needle meets groove on \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurkey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Krol’s first record for Merge—there is no ambiguity. A shiny black ball tumbles past the suburban strip malls of a polyestered Wisconsin and veers precariously close to an East Coast gutter before gathering momentum in a physics-defying sprint for the Pacific. California is where the headpin falls—the right velocity, the perfect geometry, the bowler’s intent beautifully realized in a noisy moment of awesome destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Krol got his bike stolen and his heart broken. He bailed on graphic-design-as-career. He kept playing drums and guitars, and he kept writing songs about the stuff he hated and the stuff he loved. Leaving Milwaukee for Los Angeles, he took a few years’ worth of wrong turns. But when he showed up at a studio in Sacramento in March 2014, he had his affairs in order. Plug the vocal mic into a guitar amp. Plug the guitar into an overheating box of vacuum tubes. Put the computer in the closet. Roll the tape.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739197272375,"sku":"MRG539LP","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739197239607,"sku":"MRG539CD","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739197206839,"sku":"MRG539digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/b414c9b29701148579c9158199c3934f88936014_91938a9f9589ac61e651618f86202b10e3dbf7fa_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381054","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/mike-krol-turkey","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}