MICO: When the lights turn on (signing event at Kops Danforth, November 7, 2026) [COLUMBIA]

Signing event

Why you'll love it

Every copy comes with a pre-signed insert from MICO, and we're thrilled to welcome the Toronto singer home to Kops Danforth on the day of his second hometown show to add a personal dedication. When the lights turn on is his debut album on Columbia, a big-hearted, hook-loaded record for anyone who grew up on 2000s pop-punk and never quite let go, and for the new crowd who found him online.

This edition

• Pre-signed insert by MICO
• MICO adds a personal dedication at our Kops Danforth signing
• Single LP, 10 tracks

About the album

MICO did things the internet way. The Toronto singer built his following one Discord server and TikTok clip at a time, putting out his own songs until his 2024 EP, Internet hometown hero, more or less named the phenomenon out loud. When the lights turn on, his first full-length (and his first for Columbia), is the sound of someone settling in for the long haul: ten songs in 28 minutes, each built around a chorus you'll be singing by the second listen.

The palette is wider than the EP's. “Do it all again” has the bounce of the pop-punk he grew up on, “Open up your eyes” drifts into shimmering synth haze, “DREAMBOY” goes full strobe-lit hyperpop and “Learning to love” slows right down at the piano. The standout might be “OH!”, a breathless rundown of life as a pop star on the rise. Underneath it all runs a story about outgrowing the people and places that made you, which is exactly why it lands so hard with his fans, the amicos.

It's a warm, unguarded debut from a hometown hero, and it sounds even better with his signature tucked inside the sleeve.

“The melodies and lyrics are as tender as they are heart-wrenching”
The Honey POP

Also at Kops: Paramore: Riot! and My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade. More in Pop and Pre-orders + Events.

Tracklist

Listen

Out June 26, 2026 on Columbia (cat# 19958446061).