Let's Active was an American rock group formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1981, and often identified with the jangle pop guitar work of the group's frontman and songwriter Mitch Easter. then 17 years old (a full decade younger than Hunter and Easter), joined to form the original trio two weeks before their first live performance. In a 1984 interview, Hunter said, "It's embarrassing for people to ask you what the name of your group is and you don't want to say it out loud", and noted that the band had been erroneously billed by promoters as "Let's Dance" and "Les Active". However, the band was kept alive by Easter, who played as Let's Active with Hunter and two members of The Windbreakers—Jay Peck (drums) and Tim Lee (keyboards)—until a new permanent lineup was established. Around the same time Easter and Carlson broke up.
Post-breakup careers (1990–2014)
After the dissolution of Let's Active, Carlson went on to form the band Grover in 1993, which released a single and one full-length album, My Wild Life (1995), with Easter producing some of the tracks.
Legacy and critical response
Despite critical praise, Let's Active had limited commercial success and initially became known because of Easter's production work with R.E.M., the Bongos and Pylon.