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 Fall of Troy, The Mukiltearth Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 23rd October 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fall of Troy, The Mukiltearth £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM288V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Le Butcherettes bi/MENTAL Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rise Records | 1LP Released 1st February 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Le Butcherettes bi/MENTAL £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rise Records SKU: 4050538463637 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Canaan Amber CA Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Numero Group | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th April 2024 £22.00 - £23.00 Select options Canaan Amber CA £22.00 - £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Numero Group Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th April 2024 Read More Select options Nearly New View Product Quick View Offspring, The Conspiracy Of One Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Columbia | 1LP Released 17th May 2023 £70.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Offspring, The Conspiracy Of One £70.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Columbia SKU: nn263911 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Buzzcocks Times Up Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Domino | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 7th March 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Buzzcocks Times Up £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Domino SKU: REWIGLP112 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 7th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ramones, The Subterranean Jungle Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rhino Warner | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th January 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ramones, The Subterranean Jungle £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rhino Warner SKU: 0603497837854 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Home Counties Exactly As It Seems Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Submarine Cat Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd May 2024 £25.00 Select options Home Counties Exactly As It Seems £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Submarine Cat Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Strange Names Data Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | French Kiss | 1LP Released 23rd February 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Strange Names Data £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: French Kiss SKU: FKR0901 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wire Mind Hive Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Pink Flag | 1LP Released 24th January 2020 £16.00 - £18.00 Select options Wire Mind Hive £16.00 - £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Pink Flag Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th January 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Bad Religion How Could Hell Be Any Worse Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th November 2022 £22.00 - £29.00 Select options Bad Religion How Could Hell Be Any Worse £22.00 - £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th November 2022 Read More Select options See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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