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Laughing Matter

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Laughing Matter
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Length67:28
LabelDrag City
Wand chronology
Perfume
(2018)
Laughing Matter
(2019)
Spiders in the Rain
(2022)
Singles from Laughing Matter
  1. "Scarecrow"
    Released: February 5, 2019[1]

Laughing Matter is the fifth studio album by American band Wand. It was released on April 19, 2019, through Drag City Records.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Paste8.6/10[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
Under the Radar8/10[7]
Accolades for Laughing Matter
Publication Accolade Rank
Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year)[8]
49

Track listing

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Laughing Matter track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Scarecrow"5:17
2."Xoxo"4:05
3."Bubble"2:05
4."High Planes Drifter"2:41
5."Walkie Talkie"4:32
6."Thin Air"4:34
7."Hare"3:35
8."Wonder"6:22
9."Evening Star"5:45
10."Tortoise"2:21
11."Rio Grande"3:44
12."Airplane"9:11
13."Lucky's Sight"6:10
14."Wonder 2"4:05
15."Jennifer's Gone"3:01

Personnel

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Sourced from AllMusic.[2]

Wand

Charts

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Chart performance for Laughing Matter
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 21

References

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  1. ^ a b Blais-Billie, Braudie (February 5, 2019). "Wand Announce New Album Laughing Matter". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Laughing Matter – Wand". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. ^ St. Michael, Jonathon (April 16, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Manno, Lizzie (April 25, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Howe, Brian (April 18, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Dransfield, Scott (March 8, 2019). "Under the Radar Magazine Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Best 2019 Albums So Far". Stereogum. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.