Mitchell Dancik follows in the songwriting tradition of Pete Townshend & Ray Davies, through Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher, and modern keepers of the flame such as Car Seat Headrest, The Mountain Goats, and War On Drugs. There's also a dash of singer-songwriter feel sprinkled throughout. The title track is the true story of an immigrant from Eastern Europe who achieves the American Dream and becomes known as the Mayor Of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn NY."Doctor Boy" is the frustration of the immigrant's grandson, as he deals with overbearing parents and girlfriends whose mantra is"you better be a doctor, boy!"."Guitar Collection" is about where every male guitar player winds up when his girlfriend leaves him - out on the street."Summon Up Ghosts" is what every guitar is supposed to do. Every guitar's got 'em. Ya' just got coax those ghosts out."Time Machine On 17th Street" is a version of a song Dancik wrote & recorded for his other band"Just Water". It's the history of NY clubs and debauchery as a cab driver offers time travel to kids who'd like to know what NY was like through the years.The Mayor Of Brighton Beach was recorded at Pie Man Sound studios.