How We Are

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How We Are
How We Are (Front Cover).png
EP by
Released29 October 2007
Recorded Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire
Genre Indie rock
Indie pop [1]
Length15:21 [2]
Label Mmm... Recordings (Self-published)
Producer Jim Abbiss
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
The Boy I Used to Be
(2007)
How We Are
(2007)
I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
(2009)

How We Are was the second EP by Bombay Bicycle Club, released in 2007. It was released to download, on CD and as a limited edition 7" vinyl.

Contents

Release

The band self-released the EP on their own label, Mmm... Records. It reached #2 in the UK Indie Charts, with the Super Furry Animals single "Run-Away" at #1.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jack Steadman; all music is composed by Bombay Bicycle Club.

No.TitleLength
1."How Are You"4:06
2."Ghost"3:32
3."Maybe More"4:09
4."Pedestal"3:34

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References

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  2. "Bombay Bicycle Club EP, Amie Street". Amie Street. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2009.