Laughing Man: DC's Best Kept Secret

I once wrote for the Washingtonian, "The Laughing Man’s song 'The Sweet Tooth' sounds as if Tom Waits asked a group of jazz musicians to transmit rock-and-roll from the moon." I revert back to that statement because the Washington, DC trio create an incredibly eclectic collage of sound derived from elements of jazz, garage rock and soul music—one that's not all together easy to put into words. I've been waiting for years to buy a release from these intelligent eccentrics and it seems like that day is finally approaching with a full-length titled The Lovings ('63-'69) due out on DC independent label Sockets Records. Preview two tracks from the record below as well as the previously released "The Sweet Tooth." In parting for the weekend, I'll leave you with my favorite quote from singer and guitarist Brandon Moses after I asked about the influence of jazz in his music: “If life is a blank sheet of paper and you’re a pencil, jazz is like waking up one day and you’re a Crayola.” Amen.

Laughing Man - "Mood & Dress"

Laughing Man - "Already Always"


Laughing Man - "The Sweet Tooth" (from The Blues EP)