Laugh Now, Laugh Later
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{{Infobox album
| name = Laugh Now, Laugh Later
| type = Album
| artist = Face to Face
| cover = Face to Face - Laugh Now, Laugh Later cover.jpg
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| released = May 17, 2011
| recorded = 2010
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| genre = Punk rock
| length = 36:01
| label = Antagonist / People Like You Records
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| prev_title = Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Three Chords and a Half Truth
| next_year = 2013
}}
Laugh Now, Laugh Later is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band Face to Face, which was released on May 17, 2011, through Antagonist Records, a label run by the band's lead singer and guitarist Trever Keith.{{cite web|url=http://www.facetofacemusic.com/ |title=face to face | so cal punk rock since 1991 |publisher=Facetofacemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/39012 |title=Face to Face announces album title |publisher=Punknews.org |date= |accessdate=2012-02-27}} It marks 9 years since the release of Face to Face's previous studio album How to Ruin Everything in 2002. It is their first release with second guitarist Chad Yaro in 11 years, since 2000's Reactionary.
Artwork influence
As seen on the October 13, 2010 episode of LA Ink, tattoo artist Corey Miller produced imagery for one of the singles from the album titled "Should Anything Go Wrong". This can be seen on Trever Keith's back in the form of a tattoo.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = The A.V. Club
| rev1Score = B−{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/face-to-face-laugh-now-laugh-later-1798168248 |title=Face To Face: Laugh Now, Laugh Later |website=The A.V. Club |publisher=Onion, Inc. |date=May 17, 2011 |last=Ryan |first=Kyle |access-date=September 23, 2018}}
| rev2 = The Boston Phoenix
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{Cite web |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/121138-face-to-face-laugh-now-laugh-later/ |title=Laugh Now, Laugh Later - CD Reviews |work=The Boston Phoenix |publisher=Phoenix Media/Communications Group |date=May 25, 2011 |last=Ali |first=Reyan |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530143519/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/121138-face-to-face-laugh-now-laugh-later/ |archivedate=May 30, 2011 |accessdate=September 23, 2018}}
| rev3 = Consequence of Sound
| rev3Score = C+{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/album-review-face-to-face-laugh-now-laugh-later/ |title=Face to Face – Laugh Now, Laugh Later |work=Consequence of Sound |date=June 2, 2011 |last=Young |first=Alex |accessdate=September 23, 2018}}
| rev4 = Punknews.org
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/10267/face-to-face-laugh-now-laugh-later |title=Face to Face – Laugh Now, Laugh Later |work=Punknews.org |date=May 24, 2011 |last=Moran |first=Chris |accessdate=September 23, 2018}}
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Laugh Now, Laugh Later received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 67/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/laugh-nowlaugh-later/face-to-face |title=Laugh Now...Laugh Later by Face to Face Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 23, 2018}}
Track listing
- "Should Anything Go Wrong" – 3:05
- "It's Not All About You" – 3:02
- "The Invisible Hand" – 3:04
- "Bombs Away" – 3:00
- "Blood in the Water" – 3:43
- "What You Came For" – 3:13
- "I Don't Mind and You Don't Matter" – 3:42
- "Stopgap" – 04:33
- "All for Nothing" – 3:07
- "Pushover" – 2:28
- "Under the Wreckage" – 3:03
- "Staring Back" (Physical Bonus Track)
- "Persona Non Grata" (Physical Bonus Track)
- "Get Up" (bonus track)
Personnel
- Trever Keith - vocals, guitar
- Chad Yaro - guitar, vocals
- Scott Shiflett - bass, vocals
- Danny Thompson - drums
- Dennis Hill - guitar