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Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair
Rock · 2008 · 13 tracks · 51m

Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair

La Dispute

A collision of frantic post-hardcore and spoken-word poetry. Narrative-driven, emotionally exhausting, and built on explosive dynamic shifts.

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It's like a short story collection where every character is screaming their heart out over math-rock riffs.

A relentless, theatrical exploration of heartbreak and human failure that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair · vs · La Dispute
Basement Show+1.9σ

Basement Show saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 51m
01
Such Small Hands
1:36
02
Said the King to the River
4:01
03
New Storms for Older Lovers
5:00
04
Damaged Goods
2:56
05
Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
2:46
06
Bury Your Flame
4:36
07
Last Blues for Bloody Knuckles
5:01
08
The Castle Builders
2:47
09
Andria
4:21
10
Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
1:36
11
Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies
3:47
12
The Last Lost Continent
12:03
13
Nobody, Not Even the Rain
1:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the fragile acoustic intro of track 1 into the jagged, frantic guitar riff that opens track 2.
The desperate, repetitive vocal refrain during the climax of Andria that feels like a physical breakdown.
The massive, twelve-minute build-up of The Last Lost Continent that shifts from spoken meditation to a wall of sound.
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