Mikal Cronin’s sophomore album MCII is set to be released on May 7th via Merge Records, and Cronin has just released a new track from from the album, the churning deceptively innocuous rocker “Weight.” Starting out with simple acoustic guitar and inconspicuous accompaniment, Cronin quickly burns through the subtly and engages the amps, throwing off enough fuzz to make J Mascis proud. He’ll play one show at the Indiana University Culture Shock Festival before releasing the record and setting off on the official support tour, where he’ll share the bill with fellow garage rockers Shannon and the Clams. Listen to “Weight” below and check out his tour dates below the stream.
Tour Dates:
Apr 13 Bloomington, IN Indiana University Culture Shock Festival
May 23 San Diego, CA The Casbah w/ Mrs. Magician
May 24 Los Angeles, CA The Echo w/ Pangea & Gap Dream
May 25 San Francisco, CA The Rickshaw Stop #
June 6 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios ^
June 7 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern ^
June 8 Missoula, MT Old Beck VFW Post 209 ^
June 10 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry ^
June 13 – 15 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar (NXNE Festival)
June 16 Montreal, Quebec La Divan Orange ^
June 17 Boston, MA Great Scott w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
June 18 Philly, PA Kung Fu Necktie w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
June 20 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom ^
June 21 Washington DC Comet Ping Pong w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
June 22 Asheville, NC Emerald Lounge w/ Greg Cartwright & Shannon and the Clams
June 23 Atlanta, GA The Earl ^
June 24 Nashville, TN The Stone Fox ^
June 26 Dallas, TX Club Dada ^
June 27 Austin, TX Mohawk Inside ^
June 28 Marfa, TX Padre’s
June 29 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
^ w/ Shannon and the Clams
