When Robert Pollard disbanded GBV, but announced he still intended to record, the big question was: "...then why bother?" Pollard was the obvious creative center of the group, to the point that, particularly in the later years, many considered GBV little more than a revolving door (which isn't very fair to guitarist Doug Gillard, among many others). What would be the point of continuing under his own name? Another EP from Pollard is hard to get excited about considering the deluge around it, but it's a good time to stop and address that earlier question of why. Having released a good chunk of material in the two years since disbanding GBV (you expected anything less?) with collaborative partner Todd Tobias as producer, we're finally getting an answer-- and you might not like it.