Mikal Cronin brings his Seeker Tour to Chicago

Photos and words by Steve Sym

In support of his fourth full-length release Seeker, Mikal Cronin performed at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on November 15th. Cronin's band blazed through a twelve song set, predominately consisting of cuts from Seeker.

Released on October 25, Seeker was recorded live with a crew of Cronin's close friends and engineer Jason Quever at Palmetto Studios in Los Angeles. The album finds Cronin pushing his often devastating power pop into darker territory—from the isolation of “Show Me” to the desperation of “Fire” to the unadorned heartache of “Sold.”

Cronin is also a member of the bands Okie Dokie, Epsilons, Party Fowl and Moonhearts. He occasionally plays bass guitar and adds backing vocals in Ty Segall's live band and has released an album and a single in collaboration with Segall.