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La Dispute "Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair" Gatefold 2xLP No Sleep Records (US)

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La Dispute is a five piece post-hardcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that formed in 2004. La Dispute consists of lead vocalist Jordan Dreyer, drummer Brad Vander Lugt, guitarists Chad Sterenberg and Kevin Whittemore and bass guitarist Adam Vass. They currently distribute their albums internationally through No Sleep Records.

The band released their debut EP, Vancouver, in 2006 on Friction Records. They then temporarily signed to Forest Life records where they released two extended plays in May 2008. Their debut album Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair was released November 11, 2008 on No Sleep Records. In between the first and the second album, Wildlife (2011), La Dispute released three extended plays: Here, Hear III., Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World and Never Come Undone.

Formation, early years and Vancouver (2004–2007)

La Dispute was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2004 by Jordan Dreyer, Kevin Whittemore, Brad Vander Lugt, Derek Sterenberg and Adam Kool; who were all school friends and some related whilst growing up in Grand Rapids. Dreyer was never a singer and did not write any music prior to joining the band but was a writer, primarily writing poetry and short fiction. The band was primarily a small garage band, playing the occasional show and performing in warehouses and garages. It wasn't until the loss of Derek Sterenberg and Adam Kool, that they took the project seriously. Chad Sterenberg, Derek's younger brother joined in 2006 and Indiana based friend of the band Adam Vass later joined in 2007 the band to occupy the spaces left by Sterenberg and Kool. The band then released their debut EP, Vancouver, on April 14, 2006 through Friction Records. This release was the only release the band produced while on the Friction Records roster.

Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair and The Worth of the World (2008–2010)

La Dispute signed to Southern California-based record label No Sleep Records in early 2008. Jordan Dreyer describes this move to the label as sharing a similar perspective on music, stating: "The primary attraction with No Sleep for us was that it was obvious through talking to Chris [Hansen] that his intentions with the label were in line with ours as a band." To fill in the gap between their debut release 'Vancouver' and their upcoming album the band released a vinyl record exclusive Untitled 7" record consisting of two tracks which were extra songs from the writing sessions of their debut album. On November 11, 2008 La Dispute released their debut album Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair through No Sleep Records. La Dispute recorded the album at StudiOtte in Grand Rapids with Joel and Troy Otte. The album's lyrical themes base around an Asian folk tale regarding the plight of a prince and a princess who are separated after marriage by a river they are not allowed to cross. The album doesn't use this concept strictly and uses it as more of a "jumping off point for similar struggles that people face". It was well received by critics, with positive reviews from AbsolutePunk, Alternative Press, Punknews.org, and Sputnikmusic. They did three release shows to support the album in their home state of Michigan: on November 8 at Skelletones, November 14 at the UAW Retirees Hall in Traverse City, and November 22 at the Howell Opera House in Howell. Their debut album was released simultaneously with the second extended play in their "Here, hear experiment": Here, Hear II. The EP also accompanied the first 300 sales of the debut album.

On December 25, 2009 La Dispute Released Here, Hear III. They released the extended play was self-released via digital download, off their Bandcamp page as well as the re-release of first two extended plays in the Here, Hear series as well as Untitled 7" and a 2 track Christmas ep featuring two Christmas songs: a cover of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, and an original song, 'First Snow in Silent Grand Rapids'. All of these became downloadable off La Dispute's Bandcamp site. Although they became free to download, it

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