The Ergs - Upstairs/Downstairs

The Ergs are ruining bands' dreams, and that could be the best thing for music in a long time. Lots of bands dream of becoming a great punk band, a great pop band, or a great hardcore band. But the truly great bands, the ones that come along and alter the course of music, can never be pigeonholed into just one genre. You don't want to listen to the same type of music all the time, so why would a band want to drone through songs that all sound the same? the Ergs have the talent to play outside the lines. The New Jersey-based trio draws influences from the strongest sections of the SST catalog, pop punk in the vein of both Ramones and Descendents, country, and even jazz. When listening to the Ergs, prepare to have your definition of pop punk challenged. As a band, everything goes; As listeners, everyone wins.

1) Your Cheated Heart
2) 2nd Foundation
3) Boston Mass
4) The Clocks the Clocks
5) It'll Be Ok
6) Bike Shoppe
7) Flourescent Stars
8) See Him Again
9) Things I Could Never Find a Way to Say
10) Hysterical Fiction
11) Stinking of Whiskey Blues
12) Girls of the Market Square
13) Trouble in River City
14) Books About Miles Davis
15) Upstairs/Downstairs