Love As Laughter
Laughter's Fifth
Release Date: Apr 26, 2005
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Record label: Sub Pop
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Album Review: Laughter's Fifth by Love As Laughter
Fantastic, Based on 1 Critic
AllMusic - 90
Based on rating 9/10
Based on rating 9/10
Love as Laughter kind of meandered to a pause after 2001's fabulous Sea to Shining Sea. But that's not the same thing as being inactive. Sam Jayne put together a solo album and moved to New York City, where he got to performing troubadour-like quite regularly. While LAL were away, a lot of people started noticing the Shins -- another Sub Pop band making literate, charmingly weary little songs -- and those same listeners will love Laughter's Fifth.