Better Ways to Self Destruct is the 2001 EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by easyworld

Easyworld

Easyworld were a British indie alternative rock/pop band hailing from Eastbourne, consisting of David Ford on vocals, Jo Taylor on bass and Glenn Hooper on drums, active between 2001 and 2004...

, an Eastbourne

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...

-based indie rock

Indie rock

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 band. This was the band's second release, after their "Hundredweight

Hundredweight

The hundredweight or centum weight is a unit of mass defined in terms of the pound . The definition used in Britain differs from that used in North America. The two are distinguished by the terms long hundredweight and short hundredweight:* The long hundredweight is defined as 112 lb, which...

" single, and this EP contained that earlier single, a new version of b-side "You Make Me Want To Drink Bleach" and 5 new songs, all recorded in lead singer Dav Ford

David Ford (musician)

David James Ford is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He first achieved prominence with the indie rock group Easyworld, who released an independent mini-album, ...Better Ways to Self Destruct and two full-length albums on Jive Records before disbanding in...

's bedroom in his parents' house.

While the EP's recording budget was somewhat limited, the band still managed to build up a small fanbase, touring with King Adora

King Adora

King Adora are a glam rock influenced rock group formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1998. They released debut album Vibrate You in 2001, charting at #30 on the UK Albums Chart, and the follow-up Who Do You Love? in 2004. They also released the EP Friday Night Explodes in 2004...

, and undertaking headlining tours of their own. 5 tracks on this EP (all except "Lights Out" and "Someone Do Something") were re-recorded for This is Where I Stand

This Is Where I Stand

This is Where I Stand is a 2002 album by Eastbourne-based indie rock trio easyworld. The album contained 4 singles - Try Not To Think, Bleach, You & Me and Junkies, with a considerable growth in commercial success between each, the latter single even managing to reach #40 in the UK charts...

, the band's debut album proper, appearing a year later in 2002.

Track listing

1. "Lights Out"
2. "Hundredweight"
3. "Junkies & Whores"
4. "Someone Do Something"
5. "A Stain to Never Fade"
6. "U Make Me Want To Drink Bleach (Stylophone Mix)"
7. "Try Not To Think"
8. "Compilation Blues"