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Laughing Hyenas
Laughing Hyenas
Formed: 1985 in Ann Arbor, MI
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Styles: Indie Rock, Garage Punk, Detroit Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk
Group Members: Jim Kimball, Larissa Strickland, Todd Swalla, John Brannon, Ron Sakowski
Biography: One of the highest-voltage punk acts to hit the Midwest in the late '80s, the Laughing Hyenas matched the thudding grind of the Stooges with the bluesy, scuzzed-up post-punk of the Birthday Party and Pussy Galore. At first, the band specialized in noisy dirges overlaid with the tortuous, throat-shredding ...Read full biography
Hard Times
Hard Times
Released: 1995
Label: Touch and Go
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The Laughing Hyenas used to talk a lot about how the blues were a crucial influence on their music, but it was on their final album, 1995's Hard Times, that they started to really walk it like they talked ...Read full review
Merry Go Round [
Merry Go Round [
Released: 1987
Label: Touch and Go
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They had obvious influences (most notably the Birthday Party and Fun House-era Stooges), but the Laughing Hyenas were a fierce, sulfuric blast of fresh noise that galvanized the Michigan punk scene with ...Read full review
More Laughing Hyenas albums: Main Albums (4), Singles & EPs (2)
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