Justin Laffer, known professionally as Jae Laffer is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and writer. He is the lead singer of West Australian-based rock band

The Panics The Panics are an indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. History 2000–2006: Band formation and LittleBigMan Records The band started out while Jae Laffer (then known by his act ...

Career

2000–present: The Panics

In 2000, Laffer and Drew Wootton formed the band,

with Myles Wootton, Paul Otway and Jules Douglas. The Panics released 5 critically acclaimed studio albums and 3 EPs. In 2008 the band's '' Cruel Guards'' album won an

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and was certified gold.

2013–present: Solo career

In 2013, Laffer released his debut solo album ''When the Iron Glows Red'', featuring the singles "Leave a Light On", "Leaving on Time" and "Right Above My Heart". ''

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gave the album a 4.5 star review and said "It's a potent chain of 10 tracks without a single weak link". Laffer supported the album with a solo tour. In June 2020, Laffer released his second solo album, ''The Long Daydream'', featuring the singles "Hotel Motel", "I Can't Make Up Your Mind" and "Some Boys Never Learn". On making the album, Laffer said "The songs celebrate simple stages and events in my life. I learnt to record and cherished the first takes of most of the music I was making in an effort to keep the spirit of the moment and capture the performance – myself on guitar and keyboards with Alex Markwell from Delta Riggs playing drums and bass and Rowena Wise on additional vocals". Dan Condon from Double J gave the album a positive review saying "''The Long Daydreams warm familiarity makes it a pleasant way to spend half an hour".

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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