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La Dispute, a post-hardcore band hailing out of Grand Rapids, Michigan has finally released their long awaited album, No One Was Driving the Car via Epitaph Records. La Dispute has left their fans hungry for six years, as this is the first full length album since Paranorma (2019). Additionally, this album remains unique as it is produced entirely by the band. Listen to the album here.
The album is inspired by the report of a fatal crash of a self-driving Tesla car, and the psychological thriller by Paul Schrader, First Reformed, No One Was Driving the Car. This sets the tone for the album, an otherworldly numbness. The album brings the listener to question the limits of their self-control, and the looming emptiness we all face at some point in our life. Tracks such as Environmental Catastrophe Film truly embody the emotional chaotic spirit of La Dispute.
No One Was Driving The Car tracklist:
I Shaved My Head
Man with Hands and Ankles Bound
Autofiction Detail
Environmental Catastrophe Film
Self-Portrait Backwards
The Field
Sibling Fistfight at Mom’s Fiftieth / The Un-Sound
Landlord Calls the Sheriff In
Steve
Top-Sellers Banquet
Saturation Diver
I Dreamt of a Room with All My Friends
No One Was Driving the Car
End Times Sermon
In support of this album, La Dispute will be departing for a Europe and North American tour this September. To get tickets for this event, click here.
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