Why Bother at All EP explained

Why Bother at All
Type:	EP
Artist:	Koufax
Cover:	Koufaxbother4.jpg
Released:	May 2, 2005
Recorded:	August 2004, March 2003
Studio:	Black Lodge Eudora, KS The Loft, Saline, MI
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Motor Music
Producer:	Michael Krassner & Koufax
Prev Title:	Hard Times are in Fashion
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Isabelle
Next Year:	2006

Why Bother At All is the second EP by American indie rock band Koufax. It was released in 2005 on Motor Music.

The song Why Bother at All was recorded for the album Hard Times Are In Fashion.^[1] It was also released as a CD-Single and as a 7" red translucent vinyl promo-single^[2] The first three songs were recorded in August 2004 at the Black Lodge Eudora-Studios in Kansas. Only the Joe Jackson-song Look Sharp was recorded in March 2003 at The Loft-Studio in Saline, Michigan.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Suchan except as noted.^[3]

EP Version^[4]

1. "Why Bother at All" – 3:16
2. "Call the Cops" – 2:39
3. "Loveless Meredith" – 3:02
4. "Look Sharp" (Joe Jackson) – 2:42

CD single^[5]

1. "Why Bother at All" – 3:16
2. "Call the Cops" – 2:39
3. "Loveless Meredith" – 3:02

7" vinyl single (promo only)

1. "Why Bother at All" – 3:16
2. "Call the Cops" – 2:39

Music video

The music video was directed by Uwe Flade and shows the band playing in grey overalls in front of an art-screen-animation.^[6]

Personnel

Band

• Robert Suchan – vocals, guitar, piano
• Jared Rosenberg – piano, organ, keyboards
• Ben Force  – guitars, bass, background vocals
• Rob Pope  – bass, guitars, background vocals
• Ryan Pope – drums, percussion

Technical

• Michael Krassner – production, recording (Tracks 1-3)

External links

• Why Bother at All on Youtube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koufax - Hard Times Are In Fashion. Discogs. de. 2019-11-16.
2. Web site: Koufax - Why Bother At All. Discogs. 2 May 2005 . de. 2019-11-16.
3. Web site: Koufax - Why Bother At All EP. Discogs. de. 2019-11-16.
4. Web site: Koufax - Why Bother At All EP. Discogs. 11 July 2005 . de. 2019-11-16.
5. Web site: Koufax - Why Bother At All. Discogs. de. 2019-11-16.
6. Web site: Koufax - Why bother at all - Uwe Flade. videos.antville.org. 2020-01-07.