Love as Laughter

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Love As Laughter

| image = Love as Laughter (2005).jpg

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| background = group_or_band

| origin = Olympia, Washington, United States

| genre = Indie rock

| years_active = 1994–2020

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| associated_acts = Lync

| website = {{URL|http://loveaslaughter.bandcamp.com}}

| current_members =

| past_members = Sam Jayne
Brandon Angle
Ivan Berko
Jessica Espeleta{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/350199/love-as-laughter-take-american-rock-seriously/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809041237/http://www.mtv.com/news/350199/love-as-laughter-take-american-rock-seriously/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2016|title=Love As Laughter Take American Rock Seriously|first=Chris|last=Nelson|date=1998-06-15|work=MTV.com|access-date=2016-07-31}}
Nic Gonzales
Andy Macleod
Robbie Lee
Dave Schneider
Leslie Hardy}}

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.

{{cite web|url=http://www.subpop.com/artists/love_as_laughter |title=Love As Laughter Biography |date=2012-06-21|author=Sub Pop Records}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12287-holy/|title=Love as Laughter: Holy Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}} Jayne was found dead on December 15, 2020, at the age of 46.{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=2020-12-16|title=Sam Jayne, Frontman of Love as Laughter, Dies at 46 After Being Reported Missing|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/sam-jayne-dead-dies-love-as-laughter-1234854904/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

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.” His family confirmed that his cause of death was a result of heart-related, “undiagnosed health conditions,” and that he died peacefully while curled up in his car the night before a planned cross-country drive to visit friends around the holidays.{{cite web|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|last2=Minsker|first2=Evan|date=6 January 2021|title=Love as Laughter's Sam Jayne Dead at 46|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/01/sam-jayne-tribute/|access-date=2022-12-14|website=Spin|language=en-us}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

The Greks Bring Gifts (1996){{cite web |title=The Greks Bring Gifts - Love as Laughter |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-greks-bring-gifts-mw0000180164 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
#1 USA (1997){{cite web |title=#1 U.S.A. - Love as Laughter |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/-1-usa-mw0000246475 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
Destination 2000 (1999){{cite web |title=Love as Laughter: Destination 2000 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4880-destination-2000/ |website=Pitchfork}}
Sea to Shining Sea (2001){{cite web |last1=Fields |first1=Alison |title=Love as Laughter: Sea to Shining Sea |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4878-sea-to-shining-sea/ |website=Pitchfork}}
Laughter's Fifth (2005){{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Matthew |title=Love as Laughter: Laughter's Fifth |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4881-laughters-fifth/ |website=Pitchfork}}
Holy (2008)