CRONIN, MIKAL - Seeker (Sealed) (LP)

LP in matte gatefold sleeve + album download. Recorded live with a crew of close friends and engineer Jason Quever at Palmetto Studios in Los Angeles, Seeker finds Cronin pushing his often devastating power pop into darker territory _ from the isolation of "Show Me" to the desperation of "Fire" to the unadorned heartache of "Sold." Cronin writes: "Most of the record is backed by Ty Segall's Freedom Band. I play bass in this band. I aimed for nature. I wanted organic sounds. I wanted to bring you into the room. Jason and I talked about The Beatles' White Album a lot when placing mics. 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. I was looking for something: answers, direction, peace. I am the seeker.