SUNRISE

Norwegian band LAUGHING STOCK consists of members that have worked with each other on and off in various constellations since the 1980's, but it wasn't until 2016 that the three members decided to join forces and make their very own band. They self-released their debut album "The Island" in 2018. Since then the band have hooked up with Norwegian label Apollon Records who released their second album "Sunrise" in the fall of 2019 on their Apollon Records Prog imprint.

While I'm unfamiliar with this band's first album, this second full length production of their is one that I suspect those who are fond of accessible, mainly gentle and melancholic progressive rock should find it intriguing to investigate. Fans of the most accessible parts of later day Pink Floyd strikes me as something of a core audience, but also those favoring the material of fellow Norwegian artist Bjorn Riis may well find "Sunrise" to be a production that merits a check at some point.