Power Chords Mike Krol SKU: MRG609LP Barcode: 0673855060910 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records Released Date: 25th January 2019 Buying Format: 1LP 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.” Artist Mike Krol Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , 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 – Indies Only Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd January 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mike Krol Power Chords – Indies Only £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG609LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd 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 View Product Quick View Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind Aldecide Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Raygun | 10", EP/Mini Album, Single Released 1st April 2016 £9.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind Aldecide £9.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Raygun SKU: RAY28V Formats: 10", EP/Mini Album, Single Released Date: 1st April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Harmlessness Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 2LP Released 25th September 2015 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Harmlessness £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092740110 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brokedowns Life Is A Breeze Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Red Scare Industries | 1LP Released 8th December 2014 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brokedowns Life Is A Breeze £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Red Scare Industries SKU: CCCP181LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ty Segall Pig Man Lives, Volume 1: Demos 2007-2017 Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sea Note | 4LP Released 1st November 2019 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ty Segall Pig Man Lives, Volume 1: Demos 2007-2017 £34.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sea Note SKU: SN22 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 1st November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Healing Potpourri Blanket Of Calm Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Run For Cover Records | 1LP Released 12th June 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Healing Potpourri Blanket Of Calm £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: RFC208LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Newmoon Space Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | PIAS | 1LP Released 14th October 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Newmoon Space £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: PIAS SKU: PIASB446LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Wasted Shirt Fungus II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Famous Class | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th February 2020 £17.99 - 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