Michael Cera started his solo music career with an unexpected album release earlier this week, which has taken fans and the media by surprise.
Michael Cera took a page out of Queen Bey's book and dropped a completely unexpected album overnight.
The actor released the album, titled "True That", earlier this week. The record includes such tracks as "Humdrummin,' and "Sexy Danger". Initial reviews of the album have called it "twee," melancholy" and "folky," with some even calling it "adorable."
Cera's friend Jonah Hill tweeted about the album's release yesterday, encouraging fans to buy.
"My great friend Michael Cera not only is a brilliant actor, he also makes great music. Check it out: https://www.michaelceramusic.bandcamp.com," he said on Twitter.
The 18-track album is an eclectic collection of lo-fi tracks that run the gamut from indie folk and alt-country, to cacophonous noise experimentation. The entire homespun epic is available for purchase via Bandcamp for $7, and includes three bonus tracks.
While this is Cera's first full album, he's no stranger to music. Cera preformed "Anyone Else But You" with Ellen Page in Juno, sang backup vocals in Weezer's "Hang On" and was in a band called "The Long Goodbye", according to Digital Spy. Not to mention the man played Scott Pilgrim, leader of the Sex Bob-Ombs.
In one of his most recent music-related ventures, Cera made a hilarious cameo appearance in Arcade Fire's trippy NBC concert special "Here Comes the Night Time", which showcased tracks from 2013's Reflektor. Cera's next major film role will be opposite John C. Reilly in the Rick Alverson-directed 2015 comedy Entertainment.
