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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Lab Partners
| image                 = 
| caption            = 
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| background          = group_or_band
| alias               = 
| origin              = [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Ohio]], United States
| instrument          = 
| genre               = [[Shoegazing]], [[dream pop]], [[indie rock]]
| occupation          = 
| years_active        = 1998–present
| label               = Big Beef, Reverb
| associated_acts     = 
| website             = [http://www.labpartners.net labpartners.net]
| current_members     = Mike Smith<br/>Mike Volk<br/>Amy Smith
| past_members        = [[Matt Schulz]]<br/>Kevin Parrett<br/>Ian Kaplan<br/>Todd Carll<br/>Kevin Vaughn
}}

'''Lab Partners''' are an American [[shoegazing]] band from [[Dayton, Ohio]].

==History==
Lab Partners first formed in Dayton in 1998 by Mike Smith, Amy Smith and Matt Schultz of the band [[Honeyburn]] and Kevin Parrett of [[Ten O'Clock Scholar]].<ref name=amg>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p552631/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography], Allmusic.com</ref> After releasing two [[Extended play|EP]]s in 1999 and 2002, drummer Matt Schultz left the group to join [[Let's Crash]], and later, [[Enon (band)|Enon]].<ref name=amg/> He was replaced with Ian Kaplan, and the group released its first full-length, ''Daystar'', in 2002 to critical acclaim.<ref>Jason Ankeny, [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r621673|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''Daystar'']. Allmusic.com. Accessed July 28, 2007.</ref><ref>Eric Carr, [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19227-daystar Review of ''Daystar'']{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[Pitchfork Media]], April 15, 2003. Accessed July 28, 2007.</ref><ref>Jeffrey Rotter, "Bands to Watch: Lab Partners". [[Spin magazine|SPIN]], February 2003.</ref><ref>Brian James, [http://www.popmatters.com/shorttakes/2003_05_25_archive.shtml Review of ''Daystar'']. [[Pop Matters]], May 29, 2003. Accessed July 28, 2007.</ref><ref>Mike Breen, [http://www.labpartners.net/Assets/press_pages/citybeat.html Review of ''Daystar''; Top 10 albums of 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929013914/http://www.labpartners.net/Assets/press_pages/citybeat.html |date=2007-09-29 }}. ''Citybeat'' ([[Cincinnati, Ohio]]), January 15, 2003 (Mirror at labpartners.net). Accessed July 28, 2007.</ref> After ''Daystar'''s release, Mike Volk (another Honeyburn veteran) replaced Parrett on guitar and Todd Carll took over for Kaplan on drums. Appearances at [[SXSW]] and several tours around the US followed over the next several years, as well as another LP and EP. Moonlight Music was released in 2010 and featured Kevin Vaughn (Heartless Bastards) on drums.

==Members==
;Current members
*Mike Smith – vocals, guitar
*Mike Volk – guitar
*Amy Smith – keyboards, bass
*Jim McPherson - drums (from the Breeders)

;Former members
*[[Matt Schulz]] – drums
*Kevin Parrett – guitar
*Ian Kaplan – drums
*Todd Carll – drums
*Kevin Vaughn – drums

==Discography==
;Studio albums
*''Daystar'' (2002, Big Beef Records)
*''Wicked Branches'' (2005, Reverb Records)
*''Moonlight Music'' (2010, Pravda Records)
*''Seven Seas'' (2014, Pravda Records)
*''Mind Control'' (2020, Pravda Records)

;EPs
*''Lab Partners'' EP (1999, Self-released)
*''Turn It On'' EP (2000, Self-released)
*''Keep Quiet'' EP (2007, Reverb Records)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.labpartners.net Official website]
*[http://www.labpartners.net/press.asp Full listing of press sources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929013859/http://www.labpartners.net/press.asp |date=2007-09-29 }}

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[[Category:American shoegaze musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Dayton, Ohio]]


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