''Short Style'' is the EP by the American alternative rock band

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released on

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label.

Overview

''Short Style'' features 5 tracks, 4 originals and a cover of

Men at Work Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", " Who Can It Be Now?", " Be Good Johnny", "Overkill", and " It's a Mistake". Its founding member and frontman is Col ...

's song " Overkill", originally written by

Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music h ...

, who makes a guest appearance on the track. All of the songs from the EP appeared on the band's debut album ''

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'', which was released half a year later. However, the song "Prada Wallet" was not featured in the track listing and appeared as a

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. The length of the song "Sleep" in incorrectly listed on the EP as 3:48, but it is actually the same version that was released on ''11 Transistor''.

Track listing

Personnel

*Lazlo Bane – primary artist *Lyle Workman –

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and

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on "Buttercup" *

Josh Freese Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer. He is the son of tuba soloist Stan Freese and the older brother of musician Jason Freese. He is a member of the Vandals (since 1989) and Devo (since 1996), having for ...

–

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on "Buttercup" and "Prada Wallet" *Colin Hay – guitar and

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

on "Overkill" *David Dale – guitar on "Overkill" *Tony Phillips – mixing

Additional personnel

*Jill Berliner – legal *Keryn Kaplan –

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– management *Paul Kremen – artist & repertoire *Robin Sloane –

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*Mary Lynne Barbis –

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*Patrick Raske – art direction, design *Lauren Lambert –

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All personnel is taken from ''Short Style''

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References

1996 debut EPs Lazlo Bane EPs Almo Sounds albums Albums produced by Chad Fischer {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub