Lab Partners

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Lab Partners
Origin Dayton, Ohio, United States
Genres Shoegazing, dream pop, indie rock
Years active1998–present
LabelsBig Beef, Reverb
MembersMike Smith
Mike Volk
Amy Smith
Past members Matt Schulz
Kevin Parrett
Ian Kaplan
Todd Carll
Kevin Vaughn
Website labpartners.net

Lab Partners are an American shoegazing band from Dayton, Ohio.

Contents

History

Lab Partners first formed in Dayton in 1998 by Mike Smith, Amy Smith and Matt Schultz of the band Honeyburn and Kevin Parrett of Ten O'Clock Scholar. [1] After releasing two EPs in 1999 and 2002, drummer Matt Schultz left the group to join Let's Crash, and later, Enon. [1] He was replaced with Ian Kaplan, and the group released its first full-length, Daystar, in 2002 to critical acclaim. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] After Daystar's release, Mike Volk (another Honeyburn veteran) replaced Parrett on guitar and Todd Carll took over for Kaplan on drums. Appearances at SXSW and several tours around the US followed over the next several years, as well as another LP and EP. Moonlight Music was released in 2010 and featured Kevin Vaughn (Heartless Bastards) on drums.

Members

Current members
Former members

Discography

Studio albums
EPs

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References

  1. 1 2 Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. Jason Ankeny, Review of Daystar. Allmusic.com. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  3. Eric Carr, Review of Daystar [ permanent dead link ]. Pitchfork Media, April 15, 2003. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  4. Jeffrey Rotter, "Bands to Watch: Lab Partners". SPIN, February 2003.
  5. Brian James, Review of Daystar. Pop Matters, May 29, 2003. Accessed July 28, 2007.
  6. Mike Breen, Review of Daystar; Top 10 albums of 2002 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine . Citybeat (Cincinnati, Ohio), January 15, 2003 (Mirror at labpartners.net). Accessed July 28, 2007.