Laughing Stock - Life In Seven Dreams (2026)

Tracklist

01. A Dream Within a Dream
02. Summer's End
03. Not Today
04. The House
05. All the strength
06. The Fire
07. We Look at the River
08. From the Shadows

Life in seven dreams is the seventh album in seven years from Laughing Stock. It contains seven new songs that fit together as a suite of dreams. The production of the album has been long and difficult for all members of the band (Jan Erik Kirkevold Nilsen, Hvard Enge and Jan Mikael Srensen), because of personal struggles. Its been a tormenting year, and the final album is manifest to that. Some bits are beautiful, and some bits are dark and violent or somewhere in between.The songs are bound together by a recitation of the poem A dream within a dream by Edgar Allan Poe. The band was very happy when Colin Bass of Camel agreed to do the recitation.In addition to the contribution from Colin Bass, the band is proud and grateful to once again get help from Tim Bowness on a track (Not Today). They also have Bjrnar Kristiansen of the doom metal band Dwaal guesting, as well as Terje Johannesen on trumpet. The album is as usual produced and mixed by Jan Mikael Srensen and mastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo. Artwork by Jan Erik Kirkevold Nilsen.