Serenading Unwanted Ballads

by Why Bother?

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1.	Nullity 02:37	buy track
2.	Until 02:19	buy track
3.	Come on Inside 02:31	buy track
4.	High as the Heavens 03:16	buy track
5.	Heroin Dancer 03:08	buy track
6.	Run from the Sun 05:28	buy track
7.	Your Love Will Die 02:08	buy track
8.	Some Don't Dance (Post Modern Mix) 02:04	buy track
9.	Feckless World 01:43	buy track
10.	Frothy Green (Live Dec. 2020) 01:52	buy track
11.	Never the Machine 01:26	buy track
12.	Gina 01:52	buy track
13.	Thanks for the Ride 02:08	buy track
14.	Testify 03:57	buy track
15.	Nobody Knows 02:22	buy track

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Serenading Unwanted Ballads is the fifth album from Iowa's WHY BOTHER? and a testament to the fact that they will never make the same record twice. Full of twists, their unique approach to Midwestern synth punk becomes their own sound of Gothadelic, weirdo madness. Several of these tracks make their first vinyl appearance after surfacing on previous E.P.s and singles, while a newer mix of "Some Don't Dance" speaks to the unwavering creativity of the group. "Testify", recorded by friend (and contributing song writer) Aaron, while serving his life sentence at Anamosa State Prison, adds a layer of originality and bleakness to these unwanted ballads. WHY BOTHER? have made yet another album by themselves, for themselves, and for anyone else willing to be serenaded by the doom of what awaits in the shadows. Feel It Records is proud to be the ONLY record label that can offer you such things.

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released March 22, 2024

TERRY -VOCALS/ SYNTHESIZER/ AND MELLOTRON ON ''RUN FROM THE SUN'' ''THANKS FOR THE RIDE'' ''NOBODY KNOWS''
SPECK-GUITAR/VOCALS
PAMELA-BASS/ LEAD VOCALS ON ''GINA''
PAUL-DRUMS

*TESTIFY written/performed/recorded by AARON H at the Anamosa State Prison in Anamosa,Iowa
MIXED BY GATO
MASTERED BY WILL AT DEAD AIR

ALBUM LAYOUT BY SAM
FRONT COVER ART: LOUIS RAEMAEKERS
BACK COVER ART: WILLIBALD KRAIN

Big Thanks to Sam and Jose for helping us out. A special thanks to CHIN CARNEY (for electrical devices) and to you for listening to this record.

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