Love as Laughter

The shuffler: Sam Jayne, the songwriter behind early-'90s indie-rock pioneer Lync-and, since 1994, the leader of Love As Laughter. After five under-the-radar albums for K and Sub Pop, LAL recently released the meandering, hazy Holy on...

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This week's featured artist on the Breaking blog is Brooklyn's Love As Laughter, a band that has been kicking around in one form or another for 14 years. Click below to find out what job frontman Sam Jayne has to quit in order to go on tour...

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...co-headlining tour, set to kick off Aug. 22 in Baltimore; Oxford Collapse tell SPIN.com what makes them love laughter. Who? Love as Laughter, the Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit led by Sam Jayne and signed to Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace...

In this article: Oxford Collapse, Brooklyn, Oxford Collapse, Baltimore, Spin Magazine, Sub Pop, and Isaac Brock

Love as Laughter Celebrate with 'Holy' Dessert in NYC | Spin Magazine Online Love as Laughter Celebrate with 'Holy' Dessert in NYC VIDEO! The Brooklyn-based act's album-welcoming acoustic set is cut short by technical difficulties,...

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Like some indie-rock Adam Sandler, Isaac Brock loves to toss bones to his pals. One of them, Love As Laughter honcho Sam Jayne, has been a huge influence on Brock since Modest Mouse was a new band in the shadow of Jayne's sadly unsung Lync.

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Issac Brock Guests on New Love as Laughter Album | Pitchfork Album also happens to be coming out on Brock's label Brooklyn five-piece Love as Laughter will soon bring to fruition their partnership with pal and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac...

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Modest Mouse/Built to Spill Covers LP in the Works | Pitchfork Love as Laughter also in on the action Sometimes, being the kind of nerd who reads Billboard magazine cover to cover every week can be rewarding. In the November 3 issue, the...

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...unreleased behind-the-scenes footage. Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York tracklisting: Modest Mouse Slate More Shows with Man Man, Love as Laughter Kinda like these guys, Modest Mouse and Man Man will continue to cultivate their...

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...of the world. The story ultimately focuses on the lives of its three main characters and their responses to injustice and oppression. Love as Laughter has always been serious about the fun side of rock 'n' roll. Fresh off a tour with...

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...so the mayhem-level will be even higher than usual. For more on the Points, check out this profile of the proudly scuzzy quartet. Love as Laughter (listen) is one of those bands that David could go on and on and on about. But he'll keep...

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