Also in that year Abrahams provided piano for the Laughing Clowns' album, "Law of Nature", which was released in the following year. "False Laughter" (1984), the Bender's second album, was also co-produced by Abrahams and Swanton. Jackson opined, "the skill these young musicians possess is certainly formidable. The strength of their mostly original repertoire is a plus for the Benders, but what really sets them apart from most other Australian groups is the way they play their music... Despite the success of their recent LP "False Laughter" (on Hot Records), and the acclaim they have received from a wide variety of audiences in Sydney and elsewhere. The Benders have recently been finding the music scene in Sydney quiet Lloyd Swanton told me last week: 'We've only got one regular weekly gig at the moment, and we don't even know if we'll still have that when we get back from Melbourne'." The group's third and final album, "Distance", followed in 1985. The group broke up and Abrahams issued his debut solo album, "Piano", in the same year. He then formed the Sparklers (1985–87) before recombining with Swanton to form the Necks in 1987. Swanton was briefly a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986 before the Necks.