Michael Cera Surprised People Have Listened To His Album

Michael Cera has opened up about the reaction to his debut album, True That, which was released earlier this week.

The Superbad actor has admitted that he was surprised that so many people have actually taken the time to listen to his work, which he uploaded to Bandcamp. True That is comprised of 18 songs and is available to buy for $7.

Cera’s biography for the album simply reads: “Michael Cera was born in Canada in 1988 at the tender age of zero.”

Speaking to Stereogum, Cera declared that he was really surprised that people had listened to it especially since there was a really relaxed atmosphere to its release. “It’s surprising to me that people are aware of it now, and are listening to it,” he stated. “I guess I’ll just see what that’s like [to adjust to]. I’m always trying to play music with friends. So I don’t know that I’d add anything to this or just leave that alone.”

Cera went on to discuss how the album was created, before he then proclaimed that he really doesn’t have any future plans for any more records. “I guess [it started with] just sitting down at a piano and kind of seeing what I can do – which is, you know, very limited,” he explained.

“I don’t know much about music or any kinds of musical concepts. So I really just do the kinds of things my hands are capable of. I don’t have much dexterity, I can’t do anything fancy. I would love to be able to play like Oscar Peterson or something,” Cera added.

Cera once again went on to note that he is still hugely surprised by the lack of pressure and fan-fare surrounding the album, before he revealed that he didn’t really have too much to actually state about it.

“It’s funny talking about it, because I have so little to say about it, in a weird way,” he declared. “It kind of speaks for itself. It’s just stuff I made over time, using GarageBand, just to be recording something, for the fun of it. Which is nice, because when you’re not trying to make a career out of something, there are no stakes in it for you, which is an enviable way to approach something.”

The track-listing for his album is: ”

“uhohtrouble”
“Moving In”
“Clay Pigeons (Blaze Foley cover)”
“What Gives (… I Can’t Live Like This)”
“Of A Thursday”
“Too Much”
“Steady Now”
“Gershy’s Kiss”
“Humdrummin”
“2048”
“Ruth”
“Old Grey Whistle”
“Brat”
“Oh Nadine (You Were In My Dream)”
“Sexy Danger”
“Kettle”
“Smoke Eyes”
“Those Days”

What do you think of Michael Cera’s album?

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