Sam Jayne and the Plight of Indie Musicians Amid the Pandemic Following the death of the Lync and Love as Laughter musician, it’s time to rethink how we treat our musical heroes Patrick King | January 6, 2021 - 12:00 pm
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Artists often go unnoticed until they inspire you. Until they lead you by the hand into a brand new understanding of the world, they could just be the louder-than-life character sitting next to you at the bar. Hell, they could even be serving you your next beer.
Last month, we lost an unsung talent in the indie-rock world: Sam Jayne, songwriter of the influential Olympia, Washington post-hardcore band Lync and, later, Love as Laughter.