The World 85

Recorded by Black Dresses in Toronto for the LAUGHINGFISH sessions; the album credits list songs by Black Dresses, mixing by Black Dresses, and mastering by Ada Rook. The track appears on the duo’s May 20, 2024 Bandcamp release and features Ada Rook and Devi McCallion on the record. ‘THE WORLD’ sits at the center of LAUGHINGFISH, a 22-track release that Bandcamp Daily singled out as a major 2024 album. On release, it drew praise from listeners for its density and emotional scale, and it functions as one of the record’s most direct statements. The track remains one of the album’s standout cuts and is still surfaced by Bandcamp listeners alongside other fan favorites from the record. Its endurance is tied to LAUGHINGFISH itself, which has continued to be discussed as a late-period Black Dresses release with strong replay value.