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Gash Turn Whimsical Impulses Into an Eight-Song Collage

Gash's fourth album, at least you know what you’re laughing at, is an eight-song experimental rock collage. The band developed it from digital compositions shared on Google Drive and later workshopped into songs. The record follows spontaneous, whimsical ideas through tightly arranged, spectral textures.

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Gash is a five-piece experimental rock band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Its fourth album, at least you know what you’re laughing at, came out in 2026 on Fire Talk. The group built it from Google Drive files, then reworked those sketches together. Logan Nyberg founded Gash; Breckelle Bathke, Eric Simmons, Mitchell Smuhl, and Eric Christenson round out the lineup. Nyberg produced.

The record’s tracks include “good and bad,” “data master,” “professional,” “risking heaven,” “holiday time,” and “eyelashes.” Earlier Gash albums used loud, distorted guitars; here, dense arrangements carry the weight. Samples, guitars, keys, bass, drums, and layered vocals appear throughout. The band’s Wisconsin ties link it to the

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