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The song \"Laurel Heights\" sounds like a tune by the best Athens, GA band you never heard of, a brilliant slice of pastoral jangle destined for a thousand mixtapes. \"Zoo Avenue\" is an achingly melodic pop nugget taken from a tape EP of the same name, and \"Try To Change My Mind\" was one of the stand-outs of their aforementioned debut LP. The songs are strong, assured and enlivened by an infectious immediacy that allows The Laughing Chimes to claim this familiar sound as their own. They're at once timeless and bang up-to-date, and we're very happy to offer this rousing time capsule while the band works on what will surely be a terrific second album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prefect Records","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50406770999627,"sku":"2053763","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9d680abf_thumbnail_1024_01e1a928_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726590674"},{"product_id":"whispers-in-the-speech-machine","title":"Whispers In The Speech Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn their spellbinding sophomore album, \u003cem\u003eWhispers in the Speech Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, the young Ohio siblings from \u003cstrong\u003eThe Laughing Chimes\u003c\/strong\u003e fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily balancing the light of their infectious pop with the shadow of their rust belt environs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile attending an afterschool music program at their local opera house, Evan and his brother Quinn began recording \u003cem\u003eThe Laughing Chimes\u003c\/em\u003e' debut album, \u003cem\u003eIn This Town\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2020. A string of well-received digital singles and a cassette EP for Slumberland followed, dazzling savvy pop fans with their Paisley Underground-inflected jangle that owes as much to the Flying Nun sound as it does to 80s Athens, GA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe eight assured songs of \u003cem\u003eWhispers in the Speech Machine\u003c\/em\u003e prove \u003cstrong\u003eThe Laughing Chimes\u003c\/strong\u003e deserve the attention and accolades, while their approaches to songwriting and sonic aesthetics continue to evolve. \"\u003cem\u003eSoutheast Ohio\u003c\/em\u003e is the foothills of Appalachia, so it has this indescribable mood and atmosphere to it,\" guitarist\/vocalist Evan Seurkamp told \u003cem\u003eThe Big Takeover\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Sometimes there’s a haunting weight of decay you want to escape, but at the same time there is some sort of strange romanticism surrounding ghost towns. 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A string of well-received digital singles and a cassette EP for Slumberland followed, dazzling savvy pop fans with their Paisley Underground-inflected jangle that owes as much to the Flying Nun sound as it does to 80s Athens, GA. The eight assured songs of \"Whispers in the Speech Machine\" prove The Laughing Chimes deserve the attention and accolades, while their approaches to songwriting and sonic aesthetics continue to evolve. \"Southeast Ohio is the foothills of Appalachia, so it has this indescribable mood and atmosphere to it,\" guitarist\/vocalist Evan Seurkamp told The Big Takeover. \"Sometimes there's a haunting weight of decay you want to escape, but at the same time there is some sort of strange romanticism surrounding ghost towns. 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