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Love as Laughter was an American indie rock band from Olympia, Washington. The band was formed in 1994 by vocalist and guitarist Sam Jayne as a solo project following the break-up of his previous band, Lync.[2] In 2008, the band signed with Isaac Brock's label Glacial Pace and released the album Holy. At the time, the band featured Jayne, Ivan Berko on bass, Zeke Howard on drums, Andy Macleod on guitar and Robbie Lee on keyboards.[3] Jayne was found dead on December 15, 2020, at the age of 46.[4]

Love As Laughter
Background information
Origin	Olympia, Washington, United States
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1994–2020
Labels	Sub Pop K Glacial Pace
Past members	Sam Jayne Ivan Berko Jessica Espeleta[1] Nic Gonzales Andy Macleod Robbie Lee Dave Schneider[1] Leslie Hardy[1]
Website	loveaslaughter.bandcamp.com

Sam Jayne's Death

Sam Jayne was found unresponsive lying in the back of his car by New York City Police Department about a week after he was reported missing. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary research from NYPD showed no “signs of criminality.” The investigation is still ongoing to determine any possibility of foul play.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Greks Bring Gifts (1996)
• #1 USA (1997)
• Destination 2000 (1999)
• Sea to Shining Sea (2001)
• Laughter's Fifth (2005)
• Holy (2008)

EPs

• Trademark of Quality (2007)
• Holy E.P. (2008)
• Greks II: Slight Return (2013)

Singles

• Love As Laughter / Ringfinger - Love As Laughter and Ringfinger (1995)
• Do You Experience Alien Boredom? (1995)
• Love As Laughter / The Seductive - Tour Split (1996)
• I'm A Bee (1996)
• Planet Of Children (1996)
• Fever (1996)
• Nude 'Hos (1998)
• My Case (2000)
• Looks Like This City's Broken (2000)
• Temptation Island (2001)
• Timers (2010)
• Lazy Soldier B/W Oasis (2015)

Sam Jayne solo

• The "Natural" Sessions
• The Super Natural Sessions

References

External links

• Love as Laughter discography at Discogs

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