There’s no magic potion that will lead you to be able to write a standout pop song. Sometimes it’s a lot of, let’s call it, “on-the-job training,” as was the case with Zachary “Del” Weinberg, the man behind Choice Words. “Del” has had over a decade of experience playing in local Chicago punk bands, which offered him the practice, exposure, and education in how to write catchy, three-chord guitar riffs that lent themselves perfectly to pop-punk songs. As Choice Words, “Del” recently released his debut release ...um, via Org Music, seven hard-hitting tracks recorded at his home in Pittsburgh. The album is both an acknowledgement of the radio-friendly power pop of the 1970s, like Elvis Costello, and also an ode to the more hard-hitting 1990s alternative rock, like Superchunk and Superdrag. Wi...