Immaturity Erik Nervous SKU: FATLP175 Barcode: 0600116517517 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fat Cat Released Date: 1st December 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Most of ‘Immaturity’ was written, as it was recorded, in the basement of Erik’s rural North Eastern Indiana home – the same house he’s lived in all his life. The title of the record reflects Erik’s refusal to grow up. “I don’t think I’m particularly mature for my age,” he says. “I still live at home with my family, I eat fast food and drink soda, I don’t really have an actual job. Very George Costanza.” Song subjects range from anxiety (‘Ninth’, ‘Third Layer’) to astral projection (‘Projector’). “As with most of my music, generally I’m voicing or working through my worries and anxieties with myself, work, other people, and getting through life,” says Erik. ‘Ankle Deep’ and ‘Bottle V Record’ detail Erik’s disliking of alcohol and society’s reverence for it. The former illustrates a desire for life to be about more than “drinking and talking to people,” whilst the latter is about the artists preference to spend twenty bucks on records rather than booze. Lead single ‘Drop Dead’ was, as Erik describes “One of those special ones that just flowed out of my head ready to go,” but the writing process wasn’t always as straightforward. “I’m very procrastinatory when it comes to lyrics, so to rid myself of nearly all distractions, I turned off my WiFi and locked myself in my basement studio for most of a week until I finished writing and recording them,” he says. A big fan of fellow self-taught ‘outsider’ artists, and the DIY ethic, Erik’s sonic armoury contains yellowed plastic Casiotones, Yamaha Portasounds, and a smiling cat-shaped Meowsic keyboard, all purchased from yard sales, Goodwills, and misspelt eBay auctions. These, and a Tyco toy guitar all add to the album’s nostalgic retreat back into a treasured childhood, and its overall irresistible, enthusiasm packed, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, joyful punch. However, don’t let the self-deprecating playfulness fool you. Erik is totally schooled and has serious chops. “Erik Nervous, a name well known amongst all midwest DIY punks” – Post-Trash Artist Erik Nervous Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Fat Cat Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Ninth Ankle Deep Drop Dead Pretentious Instrumental Innanet Heemgeh Comfortable Lies She Was A Hotel Detective Projector Third Layer Alligator Facing East Bottle vs Record Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Hipshakes, The Shot/Samba Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Nerve Centre | 7", Single Released 20th October 2017 £7.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hipshakes, The Shot/Samba £7.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Nerve Centre SKU: NC002 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 20th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Rival Schools Pedals Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 18th March 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rival Schools Pedals £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2914 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amps, The Pacer Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | 4AD | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 7th August 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Amps, The Pacer £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: 4AD SKU: CAD5016 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 7th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View TERRY Call Me Terry Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Upset The Rhythm | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th April 2023 £17.00 - £19.00 Select options TERRY Call Me Terry £17.00 - £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Upset The Rhythm Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th April 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Girls Against Boys House of GVSB (25th Anniversary Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch and Go | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 25th March 2022 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Girls Against Boys House of GVSB (25th Anniversary Edition) £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch and Go SKU: TG375LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Van Pelt, The Sultans of Sentiment Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | La Castanya | 1LP Released 22nd May 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Van Pelt, The Sultans of Sentiment £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: La Castanya SKU: LC50LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Toe Our Latest Number Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Topshelf | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th April 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Toe Our Latest Number £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Topshelf SKU: LPTSR196C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Civic Taken By Force Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | ATO | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th February 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Civic Taken By Force £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: ATO SKU: ATO0624LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Comfort What’s Bad Enough? 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