| Why Something Instead of Nothing? | ||||
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| Studio album by Polar Bear | ||||
| Released | February 19, 1999 February 10, 2004 (reissue) |
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| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative, Experimental | |||
| Length | 45:35 | |||
| Producer | Harold Barefoot Sanders III | |||
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| 2004 Reissue Cover | ||||
Why Something Instead of Nothing? is the only full-length release from Polar Bear, led by Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery. This album, PBRCD02, was self-produced and self-released, originally limited to 2,000 copies in 1999 until later reissued in 2004.