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Love As Laughter

Love As Laughter

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  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

Biography

Following the 1994 dissolution of indie pop cult faves Lync, singer/guitarist Sam Jayne formed the lo-fi solo project Love as Laughter, self-releasing a pair of cassettes (an eponymous effort and Clear Sky = Blue Dye) before issuing The Greks Bring Gifts on K Records in 1996. #1 U.S.A. followed in 1998, heralding the additions of guitarist Jessica Espeleta and ex-Lync drummer Dave Schneider; Destination 2000, Love as Laughter's Sub Pop debut, appeared a year later. After following it with a series of singles for K and another album for Sub Pop in 2005 (Laughter's Fifth), the band jumped to Epic for its next album, 2008's Holy.
— Jason Ankeny , All Music Guide

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Similar Artists:

The White Stripes, The Strokes

Roots and Influences:

Sonic Youth, MC5, Mats Gustafsson / Sonic Youth

Followers:

Superchunk

Formal Connections:

Lync

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