- rock, indie rock
- 59 min
- 12 tracks
- 4AD
Laugh Track is the tenth studio album from American indie rock band the National. The surprise album was released on September 18, 2023, having been announced only days prior.
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Spare, character-led, classical in form and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 78/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Clash9/10
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Paste9/10 ★
- Evening Standard4/5 ★
- Exclaim!8/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1Alphabet City3:44
- 2Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)4:29
- 3Weird Goodbyes5:03
- 4Turn Off the House4:35
- 5Dreaming3:47
- 6Laugh Track4:24
- 7Space Invader6:58
- 8Hornets4:35
- 9Coat on a Hook4:58
- 10Tour Manager4:27
- 11Crumble4:35
- 12Smoke Detector7:47
12 tracks, 59 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The National
- Label
- 4AD
- Released
- September 18, 2023
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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