Roadtrips have widely been associated with fun and having a good time - just look at the ton of movies that take that scenario as a playground for comedy. But when La Dispute drive across the USA the result is not -happy-go-lucky. "Panorama", the fourth full-length studio album by the Michigan Post-Hardcore prodigy and the first since "Rooms of the House" (2014) takes the listener on this drive. Jordan Dreyer, singer and lyricist of La Dispute, went on a trip from their home in Grand Rapids to the city of Loweel where Jordans partner grew up. Along the way they see places where people have died. Dreyer thinks about car crashes and other sad accidents and his thoughts become the words we listen to during this record.
The record features the signature sound that La Dispute is so famous for and that has influenced many bands around the world, for example the german post hardcore band Chiefland. If you love the mix between spoken word parts and ethereal guitar sounds, you will love this record. "Anxiety Panorama" dwells on all of these elements and leaves you bewildererd. At the same time, there are new facets: "Rhodonite and Grief" incorporates almost jazzy vibes with a trumpet and laid back beats. There are melancholic guitars in "View from our Bedroom Windows", almost danceable rhyhthms in "Footsteps at the Pond" and the play with changes between quiet moments and bedlamic outbursts as in "There You Are (Hiding Place)".
The record features the signature sound that La Dispute is so famous for and that has influenced many bands around the world, for example the german post hardcore band Chiefland. If you love the mix between spoken word parts and ethereal guitar sounds, you will love this record. "Anxiety Panorama" dwells on all of these elements and leaves you bewildererd. At the same time, there are new facets: "Rhodonite and Grief" incorporates almost jazzy vibes with a trumpet and laid back beats. There are melancholic guitars in "View from our Bedroom Windows", almost danceable rhyhthms in "Footsteps at the Pond" and the play with changes between quiet moments and bedlamic outbursts as in "There You Are (Hiding Place)".
The first La Dispute album released via Epitaph is a personal and ambitious piece of musical work. And it is a record that deserves your full attention - so make sure to put those headphones on. You won't regret it.
"Panorama" by La Dispute was released on March 22nd. Here you can hear "Rhodonite and Grief":