Power Chords – Indies Only Mike Krol SKU: MRG609LPC1 Barcode: 0673855060903 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records Released Date: 22nd January 2019 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Music ruined Mike Krol’s life. And then saved it. In 2015, Mike Krol found himself in the midst of an existential crisis. He’d invested everything to create the rock-and-roll life he’d always wanted, but he wasn’t sure the life wanted him back. Power Chords, Krol’s new Merge release, picks up where Turkey left off. It traces Krol’s journey back to punk rock, harnessing both the guitar technique and the musical redemption referenced in its title. To rediscover the power in those chords, Krol recorded for two-plus years in three separate locations (Nashville, Los Angeles, and Krol’s native Wisconsin). The record opens in a howling maelstrom of feedback: welcome to Krol’s crucible. After a stage-setting spoken-word intro, we find ourselves back in familiar Krol territory—aggressive and assertive, scratchy and raw, catchy as hell—but something has changed. The sounds have a new density—and so do the stories. Krol’s lyrics have always walked a fine line between self-acceptance and selfdestruction, but throughout Power Chords, they reveal a new sense of self-awareness. Of course, none of this is to say that Krol has mellowed. You might find a mea culpa or two, but Mike Krol will never be chastened. If anything, he’s out more for revenge than forgiveness, and if he’s grown, it’s because he’s grown bolder. He’s wielding the same influences—Misfits, The Strokes, early Weezer, Ramones—but turning up the gravity and the gain. Indeed, Krol has gone somewhere new; yes, he bludgeoned himself with over-analysis and self-loathing, but along the way he stumbled upon a trove of intricate guitar lines and artfully mutating melodies. It’s there in the chorus of “Blue and Pink,” the bridge in “I Wonder,” the entirety of the deliriously infectious first single, “An Ambulance.” Clear Vinyl LP (MRG609LPC1) is for Indie stores only and ltd to 1000 worldwide. Artist Mike Krol Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings SIDE A Power Chords What’s the Rhythm An Ambulance Little Drama Left for Dead Blue and Pink SIDE B I Wonder Wasted Memory Nothing to Yell About Arrow in My Heart The End Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Mike Krol and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Mike Krol Power Chords Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th January 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mike Krol Power Chords £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG609LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th January 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mike Krol Turkey Rock And Pop | Merge | 1LP Released 4th September 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mike Krol Turkey £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge SKU: MRG539LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Washer Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Exploding in Sound Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th April 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Washer Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Exploding in Sound Records SKU: LPEIS126C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sugar Horse The Live Long After Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Small Pond Records | 1LP Released 1st October 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sugar Horse The Live Long After £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Small Pond Records SKU: SPR243LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Band Of Skulls By Default Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | BMG Rights Management | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 23rd May 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Band Of Skulls By Default £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 538196771 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Soundgarden Ultramega OK Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 10th March 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soundgarden Ultramega OK £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1172 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 10th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Adult Magic Adult Magic Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Adult Magic Adult Magic £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS077 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View A Certain Ratio Id Like To See You Again Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mute | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 21st March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders A Certain Ratio Id Like To See You Again £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mute SKU: STUMM409 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Big Boys No Matter How Long The Line Is At The Cafeteria, There’s Always A Seat! 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