4 1/2 Stars Sam Jayne and company have turned out a … record that’s rock and roll in every sense of rock and roll. Produced by Unwound’s Vern Rumsey and the ubiquitous Phil Ek, the record is a slick, skillful outing camouflaged in gritty, raw production. And Love as Laughter don’t waste a second proving it. The opening track, “Coast to Coast,” builds from an adrenalized Who-like intro into what may be either one of the best tour songs I’ve ever heard, or the theme song to a potential Love as Laughter TV series, wherein “like every band on the run/ [they] fight for noise and some fun.”
This is worth getting if you are a Love as Laughter completist, but if you are just getting started with Love as Laughter’s music, I would recommend “Laughter’s Fifth” or “Holy”.
4 1/2 Stars Sam Jayne and company have turned out a … record that’s rock and roll in every sense of rock and roll. Produced by Unwound’s Vern Rumsey and the ubiquitous Phil Ek, the record is a slick, skillful outing camouflaged in gritty, raw production. And Love as Laughter don’t waste a second proving it. The opening track, “Coast to Coast,” builds from an adrenalized Who-like intro into what may be either one of the best tour songs I’ve ever heard, or the theme song to a potential Love as Laughter TV series, wherein “like every band on the run/ [they] fight for noise and some fun.”
This is worth getting if you are a Love as Laughter completist, but if you are just getting started with Love as Laughter’s music, I would recommend “Laughter’s Fifth” or “Holy”.