Laughing Matter

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Laughing Matter
Laughing Matter.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Length1:07:28
Label Drag 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]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
Paste 8.6/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [6]
Under the Radar 8/10 [7]
Accolades for Laughing Matter
PublicationAccoladeRank
Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) [8]
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. [2]

Wand

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 21

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