Laughing Matter

Laughing Matter
Studio album by
Wand
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

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

Reception

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

Track listing

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

Sourced from AllMusic.

Wand

Charts

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

References

  1. 1 2 Blais-Billie, Braudie (February 5, 2019). "Wand Announce New Album Laughing Matter". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "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.