The Lapse was an American

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band formed in late 1997. The band was first signed to

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, then

Southern Records Founded 1992 by John Loder, Southern Records is an independent record label (Loder also ran the recording facility Southern Studios). It is based in London and until 2008 had offices in the United States, France and Berlin. The label is closel ...

. A larger deal with

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fell through in 2001. The Lapse was the duo of then boyfriend/girlfriend Chris Leo (ex-

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and brother of

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) and

Toko Yasuda Toko Yasuda is a Japanese singer, songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist, and bassist, best known as a member of New York indie rock band Enon and as a musician in live St. Vincent performances. Life and career Yasuda grew up in the cities of Fujis ...

( Enon, ex-

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). They formed The Lapse after the breakup of their previous band,

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. The Lapse had Leo on

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and Yasuda on bass with both handling vocals. The band welcomed a long list of guest musicians over the years, including Don Devore (bass), Justin DuClos (drums), and Gary Keating (bass). The Lapse formally disbanded in 2001, with Yasuda leaving to join Enon. Chris Leo's current outfit is the Vague Angels, with Chris as primary singer/songwriter on guitar.

Discography

*''Betrayal!'' (

) (1998) *''Heaven Ain't Happenin (

) (2000)

External links

Southern Records - ''The Lapse'' official website
* The Lapse Allmusic.com biography American art rock groups Musical groups established in 1997 1997 establishments in the United States Musical groups disestablished in 2001 2001 disestablishments in the United States {{US-indie-rock-band-stub