Fake Laugh

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Kamran Khan began playing music at the age of 7 – specifically the violin. Over the years, violins transformed into guitars and pre-teen dalliances with Scandinavian Metal morphed into obsessions with British 80´s alt-pop.

Fake Laugh first emerged in 2013 as a side-project to Khan’s main band at the time, eventually becoming his primary focus of creativity. Fake Laugh’s self-titled debut full-length arrived in 2017 as the delicate accumulation of years of experimentation. The album is a vivid rummage through the worlds of love, confusion and self-questioning.

Fake Laugh has announced a new piano and vocal album entitled Waltz, released on the 2nd of October. A follow up to Dining Alone, Waltz is his third full-length album and the second to be released in 2020. The album was recorded and largely written during the pandemic lockdown. Waltz marks a departure from the rest of Khan’s work in many regards. Recorded at his home studio during the period of lockdown, the album is based around simple arrangements that pair Khan’s tender vocals with understated piano.

These tracks exhibit the varied array of writing styles he has accumulated through collaboration and his diverse musical interests. But, Dining Alone doesn’t lose sight of the melodic pop sensibilities that run throughout Fake Laugh’s back catalogue, instead pushing them in rich new directions.
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Better For Me
Fake Laugh
Better For Me
04:15
Composers: Kamran khan
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If You Don't Wanna Know
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
03:27
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Alarm Bells
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:18
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
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On Loop
Fake Laugh
On Loop
02:32
Composers: Kamran khan
07
The Empty Party
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:49
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
02
Near You
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
03:38
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
08
So Good
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
03:20
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Dining Alone
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:00
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
01
Ever Imagine
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:03
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
04
Novelty Song
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:57
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A Memory
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
04:05
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Exotic Bird
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
04:38
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
08
Plätze
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
01:34
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
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Amhurst
Fake Laugh
Waltz
02:40
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan

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  • Discography
Albums
Go Farquin!
06-08-2021
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
01
Slow
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
02:48
02
Ice
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
03:06
03
Money
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
03:19
04
Gloom On The Dancefloor
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
02:44
05
Original Sin
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
02:19
06
Only Fear
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
02:35
07
We Ride
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
02:16
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
2020 Fake Laugh under exclusive licence to The state51 Conspiracy Ltd
02-10-2020
Waltz
01
Watching
Fake Laugh
Waltz
04:00
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
02
Mind Tricks
Fake Laugh
Waltz
03:28
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
03
Way Up
Fake Laugh
Waltz
03:21
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
04
Disturb Him
Fake Laugh
Waltz
03:40
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
05
Apology
Fake Laugh
Waltz
04:06
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
06
Fairly Close
Fake Laugh
Waltz
02:05
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
07
Lately
Fake Laugh
Waltz
04:07
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
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2019 Fake Laugh under exclusive licence to The state51 Conspiracy Ltd
13-03-2020
Dining Alone
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Ever Imagine
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:03
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
02
Near You
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
03:38
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
03
Alarm Bells
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:18
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
04
Novelty Song
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:57
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
05
Dining Alone
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:00
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
06
If You Don't Wanna Know
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
03:27
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
07
The Empty Party
Fake Laugh
Dining Alone
02:49
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
2017 Headcount Records
28-07-2017
Fake Laugh
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Melt
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
02:54
Composers: Kamran khan
02
Short of Breath
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
04:19
Composers: Kamran khan
03
Kinda Girl
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
03:45
Composers: Kamran khan
04
As I Get To Know You Better
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
02:45
Composers: Kamran khan
05
Hiding Place
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
03:14
Composers: Kamran khan
06
Freely
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
03:31
Composers: Kamran khan
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You Will Find Out
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh
01:44
Composers: Kamran khan
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EPs
Fake Laugh
07-10-2016
Great Ideas
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Great Ideas
Fake Laugh
Great Ideas
03:00
02
Peter Pan
Fake Laugh
Great Ideas
03:45
03
I Made A Sound
Fake Laugh
Great Ideas
03:18
04
That's Mine
Fake Laugh
Great Ideas
03:23
05
Change A Thing
Fake Laugh
Great Ideas
03:43
Kamran Khan
01-07-2016
Ice
01
Ice
Fake Laugh
Ice
03:19
02
Nothing But Good
Fake Laugh
Ice
03:09
03
Tell Me Why
Fake Laugh
Ice
02:36
04
I'm Easy
Fake Laugh
Ice
02:59
Singles
2023 Fake Laugh
29-11-2023
She Sleeps / Singing For
01
She Sleeps
Fake Laugh
She Sleeps / Singing For
03:35
Writer: Kamran Khan / Composers: Kamran Khan
02
Singing For
Fake Laugh
She Sleeps / Singing For
02:44
Writer: Kamran Khan / Composers: Kamran Khan
Fake Laugh & Tarquin
30-03-2022
Back Around
01
Back Around
Fake Laugh
Back Around
03:18
Go Farquin!
14-07-2021
Original Sin
01
Original Sin
Fake Laugh
Original Sin
02:19
Go Farquin!
23-06-2021
Money
01
Money
Fake Laugh
Money
03:19
Go Farquin!
12-05-2021
Ice
01
Ice
Fake Laugh
Ice
03:06
Go Farquin!
07-04-2021
Only Fear
01
Only Fear
Fake Laugh
Only Fear
02:35
Go Farquin!
17-02-2021
So Good
01
So Good
Fake Laugh
So Good
03:20
Go Farquin!
25-11-2020
Meaningless Things
01
Meaningless Things
Fake Laugh
Meaningless Things
02:23
2020 Fake Laugh under exclusive licence to The state51 Conspiracy Ltd
24-09-2020
Watching
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Watching
Fake Laugh
Watching
04:00
Writer: Kamran khan / Composers: Kamran khan