Mikey Erg - Waxbuilt Castles LP vinyl record

Brand new, still sealed.

Waxbuilt Castles is the second full-length solo album by New Jersey’s Mikey Erg. As the drummer and principal songwriter in The Ergs! and at least a dozen other bands, Erg has as sturdy a set of pop-punk bona fides as you’re likely to find. Waxbuilt Castles is a departure, though. Recorded in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Alex Clute -- who performed with Erg in The Chris Gethard Show’s house band -- it’s a set of songs that takes its central inspiration from the melodicism and craft of ’70s pop rock. In their production and arrangement, the songs emulate Erg’s pre-punk musical heroes -- ELO, Elvis Costello, Phil Ochs, and especially the Beatles. “I really wanted to make my version of Paul McCartney’s first record,” explains Erg. “Homemade and very loose. Not too overthought.”

Tracklist:
1. Kimberly Gofigure
2. Bad Decision Monday
3. Clueless Or Cruel?
4. & Nico
5. Little Crushes
6. Waxbuilt Castles
7. Hopland Superette
8. Why Was I Programmed To Feel Pain?
9. City Lettings
10. Somewhere Drinking, Drinking Somewhere