''Laugh Now, Laugh Later'' is the eighth
studio album
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by
American punk rock
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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.
It marks 9 years since the release of Face to Face's previous studio album ''
How to Ruin Everything
''How to Ruin Everything'' is the seventh studio album by the punk rock band Face to Face, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
As of the release date, ''How to Ruin Everything'' was Face to Face's only album since their 1992 debut '' Don't Tur ...
'' in 2002. It is their first release with second guitarist
Chad Yaro in 11 years, since 2000's ''
Reactionary
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''.
Artwork influence
As seen on the October 13, 2010 episode of ''
LA Ink
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'', 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
''Laugh Now, Laugh Later'' received positive reviews from critics. On
Metacritic
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, the album holds a score of 67/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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
References
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Face to Face (punk band) albums
2011 albums