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 View Product Quick View WSTR Red, Green Or Inbetween Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th August 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders WSTR Red, Green Or Inbetween £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2829-1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hamburger Teenage Terrified Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 11th December 2020 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hamburger Teenage Terrified £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS088 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kurt Cobain Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | UMC | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 30th November 2015 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kurt Cobain Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: UMC SKU: 4760712 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Crimpshrine Duct Tape Soup Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Numero Group | 1LP Released 19th May 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Crimpshrine Duct Tape Soup £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Numero Group SKU: NUM1236LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beach Slang The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th October 2015 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beach Slang The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM172V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Frankie Cosmos Close It Quietly Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th September 2019 £15.99 - 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