Mike Krol

A garage rock revivalist with a snide and sizable sense of humor, Mike Krol plays revved-up, overdriven rock & roll dominated by big, buzzy guitars and his tales of life in the real world that are by turns hilarious and deeply personal. Originally a strictly D.I.Y. artist, Krol issued a pair of low-budget projects, I Hate Jazz and Trust Fund, that captured his sound at its most primal and chaotic and earned him a potent cult following. The buzz about Krol led to him strike a deal with indie label Merge, though a somewhat higher budget and better distribution didn't sap the ene...