Laughing Matter

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AlbumApr 19 / 201915 songs, 1h 7m 34s
Art Rock Psychedelic Rock
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Laughing Matter offers bits of fuzzy parable, travel diary, pep talk and lullaby, amid a joyous, eclectic sense of pastiche and ascendant choruses. Wand form new music from the ashes of a world that can no longer suffer its human abusers, to inspire us to hold the spirit close and do what’s next.

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As they pare away at their sound, Wand move further away from psych-rock and closer to true psychedelia.

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It’s the propensity for shifting through sounds and styles that makes Wand such a fun band to listen to on their latest album 'Laughing Matter'.