Edition 58 of LS is now live - a month of being hypnotised by Claire Keegan, the love people had for Alan Rickman, Armani Jeans, the BFI, crosswords, the Supreme soundtrack, we ventured to Cafe Oto to see what Felicity J Lord had to say for themselves laughingstock.substack.com/p/felicity-j...

very grateful to The Quietus for publishing this essay- on everyday fascism and the promise and problem of “beauty” as an inadequate but therapeutic response to the ugliness of the present - plus there are some thoughts on disco and Patricia Highsmith- this felt like a risk but I’m glad it’s out

Our 2026 rolling playlist is now live, all the songs our writers are loving throughout the year. You can listen and follow on Apple Music here: music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

Our end of year round up is here, with our album of the year Rat Heart’s sublime ‘Dancin’ In The Streets’ amongst loads of other brilliant releases from 2025. Have a read here: laughingstock.substack.com/p/laughing-s...

Good new stuff this week... Geese - Getting Killed - the remarkable rise of Geese continues apace, no one is sounding as good as this lot at the moment, Cameron Winter on a mad hot streak. geesebandnyc.bandcamp.com/album/gettin...

This week's new releases... Kara-Lis Coverdale - A Series of Actions in a Sphere of Forever - Coverdale's second album of the year is another absolute gem, a gorgeous piano lead affair with hints of darkness beneath the surface kara-liscoverdale.bandcamp.com/album/a-seri...

Hello! I will now reveal the songs shortlisted for the 2025 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize. Winner wins £20 (cash).

Time to bring back the new releases update we used to do on that other website. September as good a time as any as new music ramps up…so here are our recommendations for this week

Our half year round up is here, where our writers pick their favourite music based things of the year so far. Feat. the likes of aya, Djrum, These New Puritans, fka twigs, MIKE, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Beatrice Dillion and more! Have a read/like/share: laughingstock.substack.com/p/better-lat...

It's too good 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ab...

We went to Rewire in The Hague and had a wonderful time; here are 6 key performances in our 55th edition of Laughing Stock, feat. aya, Moin, @moreeazemusic.bsky.social & claire rousay, Kali Malone, Lord Spikeheart, and Panda Bear: laughingstock.substack.com/p/rewire-202...

Cannot get enough of this at the moment. Thrilling stuff, can't wait to see it presented live at Rewire next week

fka twigs astonishing last night in Manchester. An incredible show of physicality, scope, scale, bangerz, emotion, and that voice, it will be hard to top this year. Sell yer organs to get a ticket

“I had to sneak in my keffiyeh and bring it out on the red carpet” - sheer joy to chat to Aram Sabbah, breakout star of To a Land Unknown, a Sidney Lumet-inspired thriller about two exiled Palestinian cousins urgently seeking a way out of Athens @dazeddigital.com www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/arti...

Our rolling 2025 playlists have been updated with very excellent songs from the likes of Quiet Husband, Barker, Darkside, Joy Orbison, Destroyer, fka twigs, AIOA & Iceboy Violet, and many many more. Listen and follow here on Sp*tify: open.spotify.com/playlist/22n...

Sunday reading - a night in Stockport (the New Berlin) with Milan W: laughingstock.substack.com/p/all-the-wa...

All the Way: Milan W. Comes to Stockport. Edition 54 of Laughing Stock sees @dickiewalker.bsky.social head to MØ6B in Stockport to watch Milan W play songs from his stunning Leave Another Day album. Have a read/share/like pls thx laughingstock.substack.com/p/all-the-wa...

Very sad to see Longform Editions end, but what a library they leave behind

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