Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mikal Cronin cut his musical teeth playing bass in garage punk bands and became a trusted and long-running member of Ty Segall's band; on his own he crafted music that was garage rock-inspired while also leaning toward power pop with a bit of folk-rock added for good measure. After two albums that honed this sound into something hooky and sleek, he looked to classic rock for inspiration on 2015's MCIII, and by the time of 2019's slickly produced and intricately arranged Seeker, Cronin was making music that sounded huge and mature, with almost no garage rock in its DNA.