Laughing Stock

Laughing Stock is a 1991 album by Talk Talk that completes their move away from 1980s pop toward a spare, improvisational form of experimental rock closely associated with early post-rock. The music favors slow, spacious compositions built from live takes and textured arrangements of piano, acoustic instruments, horns and restrained vocals, emphasizing dynamics and silence over conventional song forms. The album is often regarded as a significant and influential statement in experimental rock and a touchstone for later post-rock artists.