Monday 23 April 2012

La Dispute

Bear with me here, I've never done this before. What better way to start this then with the best band ever?

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

1. Only Everything Below
2. Shall Never Lose Its Power

Hardcore, Punk, Etc. 2008 (2008)
14. Said The King To The River (Demo)

1. one
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

1. five
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

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

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.

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. 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

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. 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

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.

38 comments:

  1. Thank you so much! Been looking for this.

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  2. Woooooooo THANKS BRO!

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  3. thank you so much for this!!!

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  4. Muchas gracias, acabo de descubrir a esta gran banda.

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  5. thank you for posting this!

    tbh i've heard most of it and i still think that Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair is their best material

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  6. Jordan Dreyer reading The Night Before Christmas?
    Yes, please. :3

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  7. Oh my god, i've been looking for these for too long. It was very hard to find but you did an amazing work putting all these together!

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  8. gracias viejita por dejar la dicografia de esta muy bruen banda. se agradece

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  9. OH MY GOOOOOD: THANK YOU SOO MUCH.

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  10. I love this band so muchhhhhhhhh. I've already listened to them, and I've already downloaded the discography like, five months ago, but I just wanted to say that your blog is fuckin' awesome. If your blog has band as good as this one, I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy the other bands <3 Thanks so much, for the recomendations. I look fordward to hear to other bands.

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  11. Amazing work on this site. Great stuff!!

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  12. Thank you so, so much for this, you beautiful soul! La Dispute is hands down the most incredible band out there.

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  13. Wow, played a show with these guys and young widows once, but was unable to stay and see them. Guess I missed out...

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  14. Thank you so much! I have an interest in this band due to my friends and they kept pushing it on me saying, "They're the BEST". So now, I will.
    I'll update when I finish the album.

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  15. you're amazing. thnxs for posting all of this and the related bands. they're great too.

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  16. If you do get the chance, would you be able to upload the Tiny Dots soundtrack that was released for Record Store Day? Couldn't find it anywhere in stock and it'd be much appreciated :)

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  17. Hey, sorry if this is rude to ask, but if you can find an mp3 of the new Here Hear track (13) that came out on that flexi for their subscription series this year that would be really sick and I'd appreciate it so so much. I've read the lyrics a hundred times now and I would love to hear the actual track finally. Would mean a lot!

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  18. Their subscription series just released another Conversations too, on a wooden-cased USB drive. Would love to see that here if possible!

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  19. can we have the conversations 2

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  20. Here's Conversations II: http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/ayfFJq6c/file.html

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  21. Thanks, BigEmpty.

    Anybody know if the demos that are used on Coversations I are being available anywhere?

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  22. 2019 new album, new album !

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  23. Hi. Thanks for uploading.
    REALLY THANKS!
    I've been searching it for a long time.

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  24. This blog is awesome, congratulations to the guys who run it and make it happen!

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  25. Thank you for introducing me to this great band
    I feel like I'm not alone in this world anymore

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  26. Searching for a Pulse ??? Link????

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  27. would love a re up of the zippy links

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  28. zippyshare died, pls reup

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