The Laurels (band)

The Laurels
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresNeo-psychedelia, shoegazing
Years active2004–present
LabelsMagnetic Recording Council, Other Tongues, Rice Is Nice
MembersPiers Cornelius
Luke O'Farrell
Kat Harley
Ben James
Past membersKate Wilson
Aimee-Lee Curran
Conor Hannan
Jasper Fenton
Websitethelaurels.bandcamp.com

The Laurels are an Australian neo-psychedelic four-piece based in Sydney's Inner West. They formed in 2006 after the members met through mutual friends at a silly hat party, each of them originally living in disparate parts of the East Coast of Australia. The band garnered critical acclaim in the Sydney live music scene after playing extensively throughout the latter 2000s in both headline and international support slots before releasing their debut single "Art School Girl"/"Wandering Star'" in 2009 and their full length Plains album in 2012.

The band's second album, Sonicology, was released in October 2016 and their third Homecoming in March 2022.