La Dispute Connect the ‘Tiny Dots’ of Their Career With New Album

La Dispute are an odd band, who frankly I haven’t been that interested in since 2008’s heartbroken (deep breath) Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair. Occasionally grating but always passionate, it stays on the Sad Mike playlist alongside the likes of Frightened Rabbit. It’s a solo time sort of album, the lyrics varying between metered rhyme and straight spoken word storytelling, without many choruses, generally hardcore fashioned music beneath yelled vocals. It can be difficult for casual listening, but the story told within was more than worth any discomfort at the musical stylings. When I spotted Tiny Dots on Spotify, released just a few days ago, I took a listen so I could let a friend know whether it was any good. He’d recommended their second album, Wildlife, but I’d found it less cohesive and compelling than Vega. I’m not sure we ever spoke on their next, Rooms Of The House. They also have a series of three experimental Here, Hear albums. I’m glad I checked this one out, though, as I learned that this is the soundtrack to a documentary film they made last September. I’m struggling to learn anything about the film, other than the fact