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Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin
12+ albums
Lo-FiGarage RockgaragepunkSurf
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San Francisco's Ty Segall of Epsilons, The Traditional Fools, and Sic Alps fame (as well as a budding and well-received solo career) has joined forces with Los Angeles' Charlie & The Moonhearts main man (and current bassist in Ty Segall Band) Mikal Cronin for a project that combines the overlapping musical aesthetic of both members. They cut a solid and short 7" together called "Pop Song" that shows garage-y, lo-fi, frat rock goodness. In December 2009, they released their debut LP "Reverse Shark Attack" on Kill Shaman. It keeps with the garage style (and throws in a little of the classic surf of The Traditional Fools), but has an overall strong psychedelic feel to it as well. Absolutely killer. "Reverse Shark Attack" was reissued in January 2013 on In The Red, along with The Traditional Fools' 2008 album. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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# Why This Album Deserves Your Attention This collaboration captures something genuinely collaborative rather than star-studded—two musicians from overlapping San Francisco and Los Angeles scenes exploring shared creative instincts. What makes it distinctive is its refusal to polish: the lo-fi production becomes a compositional choice rather than a limitation, allowing melodic ideas to breathe beneath layers of intentional murkiness. The garage framework serves as permission to work quickly and intuitively, resulting in songs that feel both carefully crafted and spontaneously alive. Rather than celebrity pairing, this represents two artists genuinely curious about what happens when their aesthetics intersect, producing something that honors both underground rock traditions and contemporary DIY sens
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