The Life Through Pain

It’s been ten years since La Dispute released his sophomore LP, Wildlife. The world is a radically different place, but somehow the record still feels as fresh as when it was first released. Another annotation would have to be made regarding the non-lyrical content of all of La Dispute’s work. As opposed to similar genres like screamo and hardcore where the vocalists are either screaming or carefully singing, Dreyer can transition from a loud scream to a verse that’s being whispered while also transitioning the emotions the voice has to show to match the content that’s being sung. Among other things like good mixing of diverse elements and instruments. ...

October 4, 2021 · 5 min · 872 words · Sandin