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

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

November 11, 2008 · No Sleep Records

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

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 Listening 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.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair sound next to the rest of La Dispute's catalogue?

Basement Show+1.9σ

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

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