Wildlife

Rock · 2011 · 14 tracks · 57m

Wildlife

A sprawling, literary post-hardcore epic. Spoken-word narratives of urban tragedy collide with explosive, technical rock and bone-deep vulnerability.

It's like a collection of the saddest short stories you've ever read, but shouted over incredible technical rock music.

A relentless, heart-wrenching exploration of empathy and the weight of witnessing tragedy.

Wildlife · vs · La Dispute

Intense+1.5σ

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

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 57m

01

a Departure

3:32

02

Harder Harmonies

3:35

03

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues

3:46

04

Edit Your Hometown

2:55

05

a Letter

3:49

06

Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan

4:36

07

The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit

3:55

08

a Poem

2:59

09

King Park

6:54

10

Edward Benz, 27 Times

5:45

11

I See Everything

3:37

12

a Broken Jar

2:19

13

all our bruised bodies and the whole heart shrinks

5:04

14

You and I in Unison

4:56

Moments Worth Waiting For

The frantic, breathless climax of King Park where the narrative tension breaks into a desperate repeated plea

The sudden shift from a dry spoken monologue into a wall of distorted guitars on the opening track

The way the drums mimic a heartbeat during the most harrowing lyrical descriptions in Edward Benz, 27 Times

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No One Was Driving the Car

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Rooms of the House

Rooms of the House

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My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys

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A Day in Black and White

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A Promise Was Made

A Promise Was Made

The Saddest Landscape

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Thursday / envy

Thursday / envy

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“Watch Out!”

“Watch Out!”

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Full Collapse

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Run Wild, Stay Alive

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