One year after the recording of the Nirass album, Mike and Jim Nickras decided to write and record new material on their own. The songs that came out of these sessions were ultimately compiled into the self titled debut by Stü Art. Recorded with a less perfectionist approach (note the occasional laughter and regular stumbles), the album laid out the new band's lo-fi style and the role each member would play for the next few albums. This early version of Stü Art was lyric focused with often minimal instrumentation and a spoken style of vocalization. Writing and song construction was very collaborative, though both Jim and Mike got opportunities to showcase their individual creative voices. The first Stü Art album existed as a unique physical artifact until the release of the Fly me a... album, which was duplicated and distributed.