A rock opera and graphic novel about the death and after life of Topsy the Elephant as she plotted revenge against her murderer Thomas Edison and is given sage advice from Nikola Tesla.
On April 2, 2021, the band released Waitsgiving, the third in the series of interconnected story songs inspired by the real life forgotten time capsule of Denton, TX.
In addition to Michener and bandmates, Waitsgiving features Matt Pence on drums and Sean Bonnette of AJJ singing backup vocals on Snocone Creator.
Feb 2022, Michener released The Best Ever Boombox Cassette Tape from Durham to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Mountain Goats album All Hail West Texas.
Michener writes:"As most Fishboy audiences are fans of this song/album we routinely get roped into small talk where we are pressed to explain that the Mountain Goats, as great as they are, have no hard connection to Denton, TX as far as I know.