McIii

McIii

On May 5, Mikal Cronin will return with MCIII. Marked by the lush arrangements, stunning melodies, and deeply personal lyrical work for which Cronin is now known, the album is also a deliberate attempt to simply â€œgo big.â€ As he did on his self-titled 2011 debut and 2013â€™s MCII, Cronin arranged and played nearly all of the record himself, including the tzouras, a traditional Greek string instrument he heard and subsequently bought while on tour in Athens. Thereâ€™s French horn, saxophone, and trumpet. There are mood-altering crescendos and heartbreaking turns-of-phrase, guitars both gorgeous and pugnacious. No longer satisfied with the sound of â€œjust one string player,â€ Cronin arranged parts for a full string quartet instead. â€œItâ€™s a continuation of what Iâ€™ve been trying to do up until now, but Iâ€™m finding a better way to do it,â€ he says. â€œIâ€™m finding a more successful way of working those unexpected elements and textures and instruments into a rock record, of exploring that wormhole and mushing everything together harmoniously. I like riding the line between the two,â€ he adds. â€œI like finding new ways to bring different musical worlds together.â€
Country USA
Brand MERGE
Manufacturer Merge Records
Binding Vinyl
ItemPartNumber MRG550
ReleaseDate 2015-05-04
UnitCount 1
UPCs 673855055015
EANs 0673855055015

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