Laughing Matter

Laughing Matter is the fifth studio album by American band Wand. It was released on April 19, 2019 through Drag City Records.[1]

Laughing Matter
Studio album by Wand
Released	April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Length	1:07:28
Label	Drag City
Wand chronology
Plum (2017) Laughing Matter (2019)
Singles from Laughing Matter
"Scarecrow" Released: February 5, 2019[1]

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

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

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

Charts

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.