WHY BOTHER?- A City Of Unsolved Mysteries LP Irrelevant Wombat Records an album that has influenced

an album that has influenced the likes of Nirvana and Belle & Sebastian with its paradoxical combination of abstract

A band that can pull off that weird deja-vu illusion with their songs commands awe

These are people who have listened to so much music they know how to make tunes in a way that seems intuitive

‘Streets of Rage’ kicks off with 'Rock’n Roll Sucks Part 2' and just never lets loose of its grip around your neck/life until your record player is emitting the typical black smoke of overheated electronics

The visceral churn and unwieldy leads on tracks like “Frustration" and “Piss On Your Dog" make Murder By Guitar the definitive statement from this prescient American underground band

WHY BOTHER?- A City Of Unsolved Mysteries LP Irrelevant Wombat Records an album that has influencedMason City, Iowa's WHY BOTHER? return with 'A City of Unsolved Miseries', their third album in as many years. Their patented basement recording setup has yet again captured something magical, thirteen originals in all. From the fringes of a small, landlocked Midwestern city WHY BOTHER? have honed in on a punk sound that is original, self driven and shows no signs of slowing. Swirling in darker thematics, such as the still unsolved 1995 disappearance