Death in June are a neofolk group led by English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. The band was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various collaborators. Douglas P. now lives in Australia.
Over the band's three decades of existence, they have made numerous shifts in style and presentation, resulting in an overall shift from initial post-punk and Industrial Records influence to a more acoustic and folk music-oriented approach. They are sometimes considered controversial (largely due to usage of themes and imagery relating to Nazi Germany). Douglas P.'s influence was instrumental in sparking neofolk, of which his music has subsequently become a part.
Pearce formed Death in June in 1981 in England, along with Patrick Leagas and Tony Wakeford. Pearce and Wakeford had been members of the political punk band Crisis, which formed in 1977. Crisis had gained a substantial following in the UK punk subculture. Crisis performed at rallies for The Right to Work, Rock Against Racism, and the Anti-Nazi League.
"We Laughed" is a three track single by English musician Billy Bragg as part of the Rosetta Life project. The single was released in 2005. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, spending 15 weeks on the charts.
The single peaked at #11 in the first week, followed by the positions #15, #26, #49 and #57 respectively. The final chart appearance at #57 was on December 10, 2005, however on January 14, 2006, the single re-appeared in the top 200 chart at #199.
The single entered the Irish singles chart on March 2, 2006, where it peaked at #38 for 2 weeks, dropping to #50 on the second and final week.
The music of the tracks were written by Bragg whilst three patients of Trimar Hospice in Weymouth wrote lyrics based on their illness and feelings. The songs were produced by English guitarist Robbie McIntosh who has worked as a session guitarist for both The Pretenders and Paul McCartney.
Rosetta Life is an organisation of professional artists that enables people with life-threatening illnesses and their families to explore experiences of significance through video, photography, drama, music, poetry, dance, fiction and other digital art forms. The Rosetta Requiem focuses on music.
Death in June have an extensive discography, including compilations of older material mixed with (then) newer, singles, limited editions and multiple versions of a single releases.