Michael "Mikal" Patrick Cronin (born 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He has released four solo albums and several singles. Cronin was a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and Moonhearts, and is a regular and longtime member of Ty Segall's live band, contributing bass guitar, backing vocals and saxophone; he has also released an album and a single in collaboration with Segall. Cronin earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in music from

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Discography

As a solo artist

Studio albums

*'' Mikal Cronin'' – CD/LP (2011; Trouble in Mind) *'' MCII'' – CD/LP (2013; Merge Records) *''MCIII'' – CD/LP (2015; Merge Records) *''Seeker'' – CD/LP (2019; Merge Records)

Singles/EPs

*''Gone'' – 7" (2010; Goodbye Boozy Records) *''Tide'' – 7" (2011; Goner Records) *''Violitionist Acoustic Sessions'' 7" (2012: Turntable Kitchen)

Collaborations

With Ty Segall

*''Pop Song'' – 7" (2009; Goodbye Boozy Records) *''Reverse Shark Attack'' – Cassette/LP (2009; Burger Records issued cassette only / Kill Shaman Records issued LP only) *''Group Flex'' (Contribute Tracks: Fame; Suffragette City) 6 x Flexi Disc/Book (2011; Castle Face) *'' Emotional Mugger'' (2016) *'' Ty Segall'' (2017) *'' Freedom's Goblin'' (2018) *''First Taste'' (2019) *'' Harmonizer'' (2021)

As part of other bands

Epsilons

*''Evil Robots'' – CD/EP (2005, Modern Sleeze) *''Epsilons / Hips'' (split with Hips) – 7" (2006; olFactory Records) *''Epsilons'' – CD/LP (2006; Retard Disco issued CD only / Young Cubs issued LP only) *''Killed 'Em Deader 'N A Six Card Poker Hand'' – CD/LP (2007; Retard Disco issued CD only / HBSP-2X issued LP only)

Charlie and the Moonhearts

*''Charlie and The Moonhearts'' – Cassette (2007, Red Handed Recordings) *''I Think You're Swell'' – 7" (2007, Goodbye Boozy Records) *''Drop In Drop Out'' – 7" (2008, Tic Tac Totally) *''Thunderbeast'' – Cassette (2008, Telephone Explosion) *''Real Hot Breakers'' – 7" (2009, Trouble in Mind) *''Charlie & The Moonhearts / Teen Anger '' (split with Teen Anger) – LP (2009; Telephone Explosion Records) *''Moonhearts'' – LP (2010, Tic Tac Totally) *''Split'' (with Ty Segall / CoCoComa / The White Wires) – 7" (2010; Trouble in Mind)

Party Fowl

*''Party Fowl'' – 7" (2008; Post Present Medium) *''STD's'' – 7" (2008; Goodbye Boozy Records)

Okie Dokie

*''Badhammer'' – 7" (2009; Goodbye Boozy Records) *''Okie Dokie'' – 10" (2009; Aagoo) *''Sorrow/Jubilance'' – 7" Split with Nü Sensae (2010; Swill Children)

Ty Segall Band

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Thee Oh Sees

*'' Putrifiers II'' (2012) *'' Drop'' (2014)

References

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