Name: Uneasy Laughter
Brand: Moaning

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SP1342-2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-03-20

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Supplier US

Sub P­op

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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098787134223

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Moaning

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Sub Pop

What happens when an abrasive rock trio trades guitars for synths, cranks up the beats and leans into the everyday anxieties of simply being a functioning human in the 21st century? The answer is Uneasy Laughter, the sensational second Sub Pop release from Los Angeles-based Moaning.

Vocalist / guitarist Sean Solomon, bassist / keyboardist Pascal Stevenson and drummer Andrew MacKelvie have been friends and co-conspirators amid the fertile L.A. DIY scene for more than a decade. They are also immersed in other creative pursuits — Solomon is a noted illustrator, art director and animator, while Stevenson and MacKelvie have played or worked behind the boards with acts such as Cherry Glazerr, Sasami and Surf Curse. On Uneasy Laughter, they’ve tackled challenges both personal and universal the only way they know how: by talking about how they’re feeling and channeling those emotions directly into their music.

Moaning’s 2018’s self-titled Sub Pop debut featured songs mostly written in practice or brought in already complete by individual band members. It garnered acclaim from Pitchfork, Stereogum and Los Angeles Times, who observed, “Moaning craft anxious music for an increasingly nervous local scene.” But Uneasy Laughter is a collaborative breakthrough which significantly brightens Moaning’s once claustrophobic sound, again abetted by producer / engineer Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, Bloc Party, Melvins). The trio points to first single Ego, which features a costume-heavy video directed by Ambar Navarro, as an embodiment of this evolution.

Tracklist: 1. Ego 2. Make It Stop 3. /// 4. Stranger 5. Running 6. Connect the Dots 7. Fall in Love 8. Coincidence or Fate 9. What Separates Us 10. ////////// 11. Keep Out 12. Saving Face 13. Say Something

Uneasy Laughter

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