Polar Bear (American band)
# Polar Bear (American band)

Polar Bear was an American alternative rock band that was active in the late 1990s, formed and led by bassist Eric Avery.

## History

After the 1991 break-up of Jane's Addiction, Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro formed the band Deconstruction, which released its sole album in 1994. After that project ended, Avery formed Polar Bear with drummer/programmer Harold "Barefoot" Saunders, formerly of Ethyl Meatplow. Guitarists Dani Tull and Andy Troy also contributed to the band. They released two EPs in 1996 and 1997, and the full-length album Why Something Instead of Nothing? in 1999.

## Discography

* Polar Bear (EP, 1996)
* Chewing Gum (EP, 1997)
* Why Something Instead of Nothing? (1999)
