Album Reviews

Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair
La Dispute – Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair
8.0
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 00:00
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Thomas

With what has to be one of the catchiest album titles of the year, La Dispute has released an album that hit me about as hard as a kick in the nether regions. They may be indebted to bands like mewithoutyou and At The Drive-In but seriously, who gives a fuck when a band drops a debut album as intense as this?!? Named after an Asian folktale, “Somewhere…” deals with stories about flawed people interlaced with personal experiences. While vocalist Jordan Dreyer screams/shouts his way through the songs with a voice that sounds like it could use a day off, the rest of the band is busy either whipping up a storm or calming things down. Call it post-something or whatever but these 13 songs are every bit as intense as any ‘real’ hardcore album I’ve heard this year!

Tom Dumarey
Tom Dumarey

Lacking the talent to actually play in a band, Tom decided he would write about bands instead. Turns out his writing skills are mediocre at best as well.