the Lashes

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Lashes

| image = The Lashes play Bumbershoot 2007 - 08.jpg

| caption = The Lashes at Bumbershoot 2007

| image_size =

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Seattle, Washington, United States

| genre = Power pop

| years_active = 2000 - 2008

| label = Lookout!
Red Ink
Columbia

| associated_acts = Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
The House of Breaking Glass
Palmer, AK
Dolour
Strong Killings
s1ugs

| website = [http://www.thelashes.com Official site]

| current_members = Ben Clark
Nate Mooter
Eric Howk
Scotty Rickard
Jacob Hoffman
Mike Loggins

| past_members =

}}

The Lashes were a Seattle-based power pop band that formed in 2000 and became inactive in 2008.

In 2004, the Lashes released the Stupid Stupid EP, produced by John Goodmanson, on Lookout! Records. Goodmanson also produced their debut album, Get It, released by Columbia Records in 2006.

On May 5, 2007, Lashes guitarist Eric Howk fell into a {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} hole at a construction site near a friend's house and broke several vertebrae and severed his spine.[http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/05/eric_howk_lashes_guitarist_hospitalized "Erik Howk, Lashes Guitarist, Hospitalized."] The Stranger. May 8, 2007.[http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/05/eric_lashes_injured.php "Eric Lashes Injured."] Seattle Weekly. May 7, 2007. The accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. On May 17, 2007, the McLeod Residence hosted a benefit for Howk. Donations collected at the event raised money to help cover his medical bills.{{Cite web|url=http://threeimaginarygirls.com/nodepressionfestivalmakesushappy/4960/|title=Win tix to the No Depression Festival | Three Imaginary Girls|first=Imaginary|last=Liz}}{{Cite web|url=http://seattle.metblogs.com/archives/2007/05/mcleod_benefit.phtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901223644/http://seattle.metblogs.com/archives/2007/05/mcleod_benefit.phtml|url-status=dead|title=Metroblogging Seattle: mcleod benefit for eric lashes on thursday|archivedate=September 1, 2007}}{{Cite web|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/05/benefit_for_eric_lashes_this_thursday|title=Benefit for Eric Lashes This Thursday | Line Out | The Stranger's Music Blog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper}}

The band continued to perform and played at Bumbershoot 2007 that September.[http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=9947 "Q&A - The Lashes."] Aversion.com. January 11, 2008.

The band self-released Thank You Side A on January 1, 2008. It was released exclusively at Sonic Boom Records and produced by John Goodmanson.