▁wrote ▁three ▁albums ▁before ▁dis band ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁solo ▁folk ▁project ▁Flug ente ▁( pr on ounced ▁F LO O G - en - te h ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁released ▁two ▁minimal ist ▁albums ▁under ▁the ▁name . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁musical ▁du o ▁W ave ▁S leep ▁W ave ▁with ▁long time ▁collabor ator ▁Yu val ▁Lion . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁review , ▁" The ir ▁sound ▁is ▁a ▁revel ric ▁[ s ic ] ▁caval cade , ▁an ▁inter tw ined ▁bl ender ▁of ▁P ix ies ▁meets ▁new ▁wave ▁meets ▁psych ed elia ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁founded ▁C urb ▁C ut ▁Records , ▁now ▁a ▁sub - label ▁of ▁E CR ▁Music ▁Group . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Jerry ▁Ad ler ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁while ▁young ▁he ▁id ol ized ▁baseball ▁player ▁Gra ig ▁N ett les . ▁He ▁first ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁guitar ▁using ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Gib son ▁L G - 1 , ▁which ▁he ▁still ▁uses ▁to ▁write ▁songs . ▁At ▁age ▁nine ▁started ▁his ▁first ▁band ▁called ▁The ▁Bed ▁B ugs . ▁He ▁started ▁writing ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁group ▁The ▁ 5 2 7 S . ▁Mus icians ▁he ▁c ited ▁as ▁influ ences