Lab Partners are an American
shoegazing
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band from
Dayton, Ohio
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.
History
Lab Partners first formed in Dayton in 1998 by Mike Smith, Amy Smith and Matt Schultz of the band
Honeyburn and Kevin Parrett of
Ten O'Clock Scholar.
Biography
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Allmusic.com After releasing two
EPs in 1999 and 2002, drummer Matt Schultz left the group to join
Let's Crash, and later,
Enon
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Elsewhere
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[ He was replaced with Ian Kaplan, and the group released its first full-length, ''Daystar'', in 2002 to critical acclaim.][Mike Breen]
Review of ''Daystar''; Top 10 albums of 2002
. ''Citybeat'' (Cincinnati, Ohio
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), January 15, 2003 (Mirror at labpartners.net). Accessed July 28, 2007. After ''Daystars release, Mike Volk (another Honeyburn veteran) replaced Parrett on guitar and Todd Carll took over for Kaplan on drums. Appearances at SXSW
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and several tours around the US followed over the next several years, as well as another LP and EP. Moonlight Music was released in 2010 and featured Kevin Vaughn (Heartless Bastards) on drums.
Members
;Current members
*Mike Smith – vocals, guitar
*Mike Volk – guitar
*Amy Smith – keyboards, bass
*Jim McPherson - drums (from the Breeders)
;Former members
* Matt Schulz – drums
*Kevin Parrett – guitar
*Ian Kaplan – drums
*Todd Carll – drums
*Kevin Vaughn – drums
Discography
;Studio albums
*''Daystar'' (2002, Big Beef Records)
*''Wicked Branches'' (2005, Reverb Records)
*''Moonlight Music'' (2010, Pravda Records)
*''Seven Seas'' (2014, Pravda Records)
*''Mind Control'' (2020, Pravda Records)
;EPs
*''Lab Partners'' EP (1999, Self-released)
*''Turn It On'' EP (2000, Self-released)
*''Keep Quiet'' EP (2007, Reverb Records)
References
External links
Official websiteFull listing of press sources
American shoegaze musical groups
Musical groups from Dayton, Ohio
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