Myrrhman

Laughing Stock begins with about fifteen seconds of amplifier hiss before Myrrhman emerges: guitar, sparse drums, low strings and Hollis's voice asking someone to place his chair at the backroom door. Hollis said the idea was a song that never repeats itself at any point, and that the drums sound like someone assembling his kit throughout, creating a mood from which the record then develops. Melody Maker heard fragmented blues scratching, like John Lee Hooker played on violas. It was never performed live. Joan as Police Woman recorded it for the 2012 tribute album, hearing in it a blues that made her think of New Orleans.