La Dispute are a five-piece "post-hardcore" band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, formed in 2004 but have only really been active since 2006. Common influence citations include mewithoutYou, At The Drive-in, and Saetia, as well as contemporaries Pianos Become The Teeth, Touché Amoré, etc. One can rant on for hours about their music, but I think it speaks for itself. Besides, does this band really need an introduction?
Though if you are new to this band, check out "Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair", "Searching For A Pulse/The Worth Of The World", and "Wildlife" first. Without further ado, I give you their discography (to date):
1. Future Wars
2. A Word Of Welcome And Warning
3. See You In Vancouver
4. To Withstand The Force Of Storms
5. He Is Here, He Is Not Afraid
6. The Surgeon And The Scientist
7. Fairmount
8. Untitled
2. A Word Of Welcome And Warning
3. See You In Vancouver
4. To Withstand The Force Of Storms
5. He Is Here, He Is Not Afraid
6. The Surgeon And The Scientist
7. Fairmount
8. Untitled
1. Only Everything Below
2. Shall Never Lose Its Power
2. Shall Never Lose Its Power
1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four
2. two
3. three
4. four
1. Such Small Hands
2. Said The King To The River
3. New Storms For Older Lovers
4. Damaged Goods
5. Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
6. Bury Your Flame
7. Last Blues For Bloody Knuckles
8. The Castle Builders
9. Andria
10. Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
11. Sad Prayers For Guilty Bodies
12. The Last Lost Continent
13. Nobody, Not Even The Rain
2. Said The King To The River
3. New Storms For Older Lovers
4. Damaged Goods
5. Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
6. Bury Your Flame
7. Last Blues For Bloody Knuckles
8. The Castle Builders
9. Andria
10. Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
11. Sad Prayers For Guilty Bodies
12. The Last Lost Continent
13. Nobody, Not Even The Rain
1. five
2. six
3. seven
4. eight
2. six
3. seven
4. eight
1. Twas The Night Before Christmas
2. First Snow In Silent Grand Rapids
1. nine
2. ten
3. eleven
4. twelve
2. ten
3. eleven
4. twelve
1. Touché Amoré - I'll Get My Just Deserve
2. Touché Amoré - I'll Deserve Just That
3. La Dispute - How I Feel
4. La Dispute - Why It Scares Me
2. Touché Amoré - I'll Deserve Just That
3. La Dispute - How I Feel
4. La Dispute - Why It Scares Me
1. La Dispute - Sunday Morning, At A Funeral
2. Koji - Peacemaker
3. La Dispute - Last Blues
4. Koji - Biomusicology
1. a Departure
2. Harder Harmonies
3. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues
4. Edit Your Hometown
5. a Letter
6. Safer In The Forest/Love Song For Poor Michigan
7. The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit
8. a Poem
9. King Park
10. Edward Benz, 27 Times
11. I See Everything
12. a Broken Jar
13. all our bruised bodies and the whole heart shrinks
14. You and I in Unison
1. Interview
Note: This is an hour-long interview with Jordan discussing Wildlife backed by various recordings done by Chad (similar to the Here, Hear. series). This was included in a package they sold on the Wildlife tour with all the proceeds going to an organization called 826michigan.
Note: This is an hour-long interview with Jordan discussing Wildlife backed by various recordings done by Chad (similar to the Here, Hear. series). This was included in a package they sold on the Wildlife tour with all the proceeds going to an organization called 826michigan.
1. a Departure
2. nine
3. a Broken Jar
Note: This is a live in-studio session they did back in April, but released in August. Additional information, videos, and an interview can be found here. The version of 'nine' on here is glorious.
1. Such Small Hands
2. Said The King To The River
3. New Storms For Older Lovers
4. Damaged Goods
5. Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
6. Bury Your Flame
7. Last Blues For Bloody Knuckles
8. The Castle Builders
9. Andria
10. Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
11. Sad Prayers For Guilty Bodies
12. The Last Lost Continent
13. Nobody, Not Even The Rain
Panorama (2019)
1. HUDSONVILLE MI 1956
2. First Reactions After Falling Through the Ice
3. Woman (in mirror)
4. SCENES FROM HIGHWAYS 1981-2009 - 2009
5. For Mayor in Splitsville
6. 35
7. Stay Happy There
8. THE CHILD WE LOST 1963
9. Woman (reading)
10. Extraordinary Dinner Party
11. Objects in Space
1. a Departure (Live @ the BBC)
2. Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies (Live @ the BBC)
3. Edit Your Hometown (Live @ the BBC)
4. Why It Scares Me (Live @ the BBC)
1. Extraordinary Dinner Party (Live @ the BBC)
2. HUDSONVILLE, MI 1956 (Live @ the BBC)
3. First Reactions After Falling Through The Ice (Live @ the BBC)
4. Woman (in mirror) (Live @ the BBC)
6. Polly (Nirvana cover)
Note: Full comp here
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. G
7. a Departure
8. For Mayor in Splitsville
9. Woman (in Mirror)
10. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues
11. a Broken Jar
12. Objects in Space
1. Thirteen
2. Said The King To The River
3. New Storms For Older Lovers
4. Damaged Goods
5. Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
6. Bury Your Flame
7. Last Blues For Bloody Knuckles
8. The Castle Builders
9. Andria
10. Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
11. Sad Prayers For Guilty Bodies
12. The Last Lost Continent
13. Nobody, Not Even The Rain
1. Rose Quartz
2. Fulton Street I
3. Fulton Street II
4. Rhodonite And Grief
5. Anxiety Panorama
6. In Northern Michigan
7. View From Our Bedroom Window
8. Footsteps At The Pond
9. There You Are (Hiding Place)
10. You Ascendant
1. I Shaved My Head
2. Man With Hands And Ankles Bound
3. Autofiction Detail
4. Environmental Catastrophe Film
5. Self-Portrait Backwards
6. The Field
7. Sibling Fistfight at Mom's Fiftieth / The Un-sound
8. Landlord Calls The Sheriff In
9. Steve
10. Top-Sellers Banquet
11. Saturation Driver
12. I Dreamt of a Room with All My Friends I Could Not Get In
13. No One Was Driving The Car
14. End Times Sermon
Well, that was a much more infuriating and tedious endeavor than expected. These guys are an absolutely amazing band (as you know), so please support them as much as you can. Buy a record, go to a show, grab a shirt, whatever.
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If you like La Dispute, you might also like: Touché Amoré, Pianos Become The Teeth, Caravels, Balance And Composure, Title Fight, Native, Hot Cross
If you like La Dispute, you might also like: Touché Amoré, Pianos Become The Teeth, Caravels, Balance And Composure, Title Fight, Native, Hot Cross