Mike Mooney presents his debut solo album The Cthulu Mythos via Nine X Nine Records. Mike
Mooney has had a storied career in the music business, over the years he has had stints in
Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedellic Furs, Spiritualized and The Wild Swans to name a
few. Reknowned for his incendiary guitar work and distinctive style it seems incredible that only
now are we seeing a solo debut proper.
This record is inspired by the work of American authour and the godfather of the cosmic-horror
genre H.P. Lovecraft. Mooney had long been a fan of Lovecraft’s work but through rereading
much of his work during the coronavirus lockdown an idea for an album was planted. Using
the titles of Lovecraft’s work as a springboard, Mike started recording. The songs came easily,
almost as if being channeled via a conduit from some unknowable dimension of Old Gods and
unspeakable horrors.
The Cthulu Mythos is a larger-than-life, rock n’ roll affair. Purposefully distorted guitars are
layered to a create a caucophonous effect that immerses you in Mike Mooney’s world populated
by the creatures, characters and cosmic forces of H.P. Lovecraft’s mind.