Laughing Matter

Laughing Matter
Studio album by Wand
Released	April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Length	67:28
Label	Drag City
Wand chronology
Perfume (2018) Laughing Matter (2019) Spiders in the Rain (2022)
Singles from Laughing Matter
"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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[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

Publication	Accolade	Rank
Stereogum	Top 50 Albums of 2019 (Mid-Year) [8]	49

Track listing

Laughing Matter track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

• Cory Hanson
• Robert Cody – guitar, guitars, Korg synthesizer, Mellotron, prepared piano, handclapping
• Sofia Arreguin – vocals, Mellotron, Minimoog, piano, Roland Juno 6, Wurlitzer, percussion
• Lee Landey – bass, field recording, Korg synthesizer, Minimoog, Prophet synthesizer
• Evan Burrows – vocals, drums, percussion, field recording, Korg synthesizer

Charts

Chart performance for Laughing Matter

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9]	21

References

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