The Ergs! “Time and the Season” 2022. Dirtnap Records. Limited edition EP on pink vinyl. Punchy punk power pop, Time and the Season is a quick 4-song EP on 7″,  their first release since 2016 (they’ve been around, kinda on again/off again, since 2000). There’s two Ergs original tracks: “Ultimate Falsetto Book” and “Half Empty Strip Mall.” Both are bouncy, clever and snotty. The other two are excellent covers: “Say You’re Sorry,” a great garage rocker originally by The Remains, 1966, and a fairly faithful rendition of “Time of the Season” by The Zombies, 1968 which went to #3 in 1969 and continues to be a pop culture classic. While the lineup for Dirtnap Record’s 22nd anniversary showcase concert in Madison, WI this upcoming June has yet to be finalized, rumor has it that The Ergs! will be there. (That show was supposed to be Dirtnap’s 20th anniversary celebration in the spring of 2020 but, like all things 2020, it was canceled.)