Wasn’t sure where to post this as the post-hardcore sub doesn’t seem to talk about some of the earlier stuff adjacent to Moss Icon and Unwound and such. But aye I thought maybe there would be a decent amount of overlap between Rodan and Slint fans!
My ex partner got me to listen to La Dispute’s wider discography back in October. I had only heard Edward Benz, 27 times, SSH and that one line from King Park but not the full song. It is honestly so sad that the band is overlooked by so many people - not that it doesn’t have a fairly large fanbase - in light of the memeification of lyrics from two songs. Such Small Hands I can kinda understand given its melodrama and angst but the way King Park is taken out of context is especially frustrating given the real life tragedy that surrounded those lyrics. I am grateful to my ex for introducing me to more of their music, they have quickly become one of my favourite emo bands and maybe bands in general. My ex and I had to break up for some pretty serious mental health reasons on both ends, and still love each other very much and naturally I’ve listened to a lot of La Dispute in the weeks since we broke up. Jordan’s lyrics have extremely effective imagery, he is so skilled at visualising but also channeling emotions and reflections in a way that I find very therapeutic. I’m grateful for this band and upset I was fooled by the way they’ve been presented on the internet. This post isn’t really for anyone and no one asked to hear about my relationship crisis so I don’t expect any discussion but just wanted to get some thoughts out in the air tbh, cheers.