La Dispute formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2004 and became a defining voice in literary post-hardcore and screamo, with Jordan Dreyer's spoken-shouted storytelling front and center. Wildlife (2011) is the classic starting point, with Rooms of the House (2014) right behind it. Browse La Dispute vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
La Dispute formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2004. They have moved through No Sleep, Better Living, and Epitaph across their catalog. Their work has been widely cited as a defining contemporary post-hardcore and screamo voice, with extensive literary and narrative-driven lyrical content drawing on the broader literary emo tradition.
La Dispute's sound combines post-hardcore, screamo, emo, indie rock, and spoken word with Dreyer's distinctive shouted/spoken vocal delivery, intricate dual guitar work, and lyrical content addressing relationships, trauma, memory, and personal experience drawing on literary references.
No Sleep, Better Living, and Epitaph pressings of the La Dispute catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to La Dispute typically start with Wildlife (2011) or Rooms of the House (2014).
