My Best Defense

My Best Defense
EP by Single File
Released	May 1, 2005
Genre	Indie rock Alternative rock Pop punk
Length	17:15
Label	Dogwater Music
Producer	Self-produced
Single File chronology
Heartbreak & Masturbation (2004) My Best Defense (2005) No More Sadface (2007)

My Best Defense is the third EP released by the Denver, Colorado based trio Single File. This album was the band's final independent release before getting signed to Reprise Records. When Single File's first radio single, "Zombies Ate My Neighbors," was released in September 2006^[1] My Best Defense was the band's only available record as previous EPs had gone out of print. Expecting the single, fans of the band purchased this EP; however the song would not see a physical release until No More Sadface in 2007. Due to this discrepancy, "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" was heavily illegally downloaded with an estimated 10,000 downloads in one week.^[1] The song "Velcro" from this EP would also later be re-recorded and featured on No More Sadface.

This album was self-released, self-promoted, and self-produced by Single File.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written and all music composed by Single File.

1. "Velcro" – 3:02
2. "The Grocery Store Song" – 3:01
3. "Look At Me, I'm Crying" – 3:36
4. "My Best Defense" – 3:21
5. "Everything (Stand Tall)" – 4:15

Personnel

Single File

• Sloan Anderson – vocals, guitar, bass (on tracks 3 & 4)
• Joe Ginsberg – bass, backing vocals, piano, guitar (on tracks 3 & 4)
• Chris Depew – drums, backing vocals, piano

Production

• Engineered by Eric Arm
• Mixed by Ed Rose
• Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper
• Packaging by M|M Publishing & Packaging
• Cover concept and illustration by Laura Taylor, Elysia Howell and Sloan Anderson
• Album art and layout by Sloan Anderson

References

1. Baca, Ricardo. "What a difference a year makes for Single File" denverpost.com. Retrieved on March 9, 2009.
2. Richert, Kathryn. "Broomfield trio tastes the first drops of success" dailycamera. Retrieved on March 9, 2009.