“The number one thing that keeps me motivated is creating new music,” says Mihalka. “It’s a really fun, exciting experience to create something from nothing. Throughout my whole life, I have done this on and off. But this time, I made the point of making a complete album with a theme and a title. That’s what this project is all about . . . I’m giving this album a big push because I put a lot of work into it, I aggregated the 11 songs, I’m really proud of it.”