{{Infobox musical artist | name = Dub Thompson | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Agoura Hills, California | genre = {{Flatlist| * Indie rock * neo-psychedelia * post-punk * experimental rock }} | years_active = {{start date|2014}}–present | label = Dead Oceans | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|dubthompson.com}} | current_members = Matt Pulos<br>Evan Laffer | past_members = }}
'''Dub Thompson''' is an American indie rock music duo consisting of Matt Pulos and Evan Laffer, originating from Agoura Hills, California. The duo plays a style of post-punk, post-rock, punk rock, alternative rock style experimental rock music. Dub Thompson was established in 2014, while they released a studio album, ''9 Songs'' (2014), with Dead Oceans.
==Background== Matt Pulos, vocalist and guitarist, and Evan Laffer, drummer, become friends while attending Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California. Their band was originally named Wolf Thompson after the Vice Principal of Lindero Canyon Middle School.<ref name="Santa Barbara Independent">{{cite journal |first=Aly |last=Comingore |title=Getting to Know Dub Thompson |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2014/jan/09/getting-know-dub-thompson/ |journal=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=January 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic Biography">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=Dub Thompson : Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dub-thompson-mn0003238784/biography |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Spin">{{cite journal |author=Spin Staff |title=Dub Thompson |url=http://www.spin.com/2014/05/5-best-new-artists-for-may-14/140425-dub-thompson-best-new-five/ |journal=Spin |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Interview Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Aly |last=Comingore |title=Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: 'Mono,' Dub Thompson |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-song-premiere-and-interview-mono-dub-thompson |journal=Interview |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Washington City Paper">{{cite journal |first=Marcus J. |last=Moore |title=Meet Dub Thompson, A Punk Group With A Whole Lot of Soul |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2014/07/08/meet-dub-thompson-a-punk-group-with-a-whole-lot-of-soul/ |journal=Washington City Paper |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Tucson Weekly">{{cite journal |first=Joshua |last=Levine |title=9 Song Sampler |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/9-song-sampler/Content?oid=4691363 |journal=Tucson Weekly |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=June 26, 2014}}</ref>
Evan Laffer is also the co-host of the Jokermen podcast with his friend - writer, Ian Grant.<ref name="Father John Misty & Jokermen">{{cite web |author=Chris DeVille|title=Father John Misty Gives Rare Interview To Bob Dylan Podcast Jokermen by Chris DeVille |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2227429/father-john-misty-gives-rare-interview-to-bob-dylan-podcast-jokermen/news/ |publisher=Stereogum |accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref>
==Music history== The duo commenced as a musical entity in 2014, with releasing a studio album, ''9 Songs'', on June 10, 2014, with Dead Oceans.<ref name="AllMusic Review One">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=''9 Songs'' – Dub Thompson : Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/9-songs-mw0002641001 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> This album got a Metascore of a 70 from seven ratings.<ref name="Metacritic First">{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for 9 Songs by Dub Thompson |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/9-songs/dub-thompson/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref>
==Members== ;Current members * Matthew David "Matt" Pulos<ref name="SESAC MDP">{{cite web|author=SESAC|title=Songs by Writer :: Matthew David Pulos|publisher=SESAC|accessdate=April 11, 2016|url=https://www.sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=443717}}</ref> (born June 24, 1995)<ref name="CBI MDP">{{cite web|author=California Birth Index |title=Matthew David Pulos, Born 06/24/1995 in California|url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/matthew_david_pulos_born_1995_23930995 |publisher=California Birth Index|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> – vocals, guitars * Evan Benjamin Laffer<ref name="SESAC EBL">{{cite web|author=SESAC|title=Songs by Writer :: Evan Benjamin Laffer|publisher=SESAC|accessdate=April 11, 2016|url=https://www.sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=443719}}</ref> (born November 30, 1994)<ref name="CBI EBL">{{cite web|author=California Birth Index |title=Evan Benjamin Laffer, Born 11/30/1994 in California|url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/evan_benjamin_laffer_born_1994_23016643 |publisher=California Birth Index|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref> – drums
==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''9 Songs'' (June 10, 2014, Dead Oceans)
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20141217105041/http://dubthompson.com/}} {{Authority control}} Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles County, California Category:2014 establishments in California Category:Musical groups established in 2014 Category:Dead Oceans artists