The sea stands still for us my love. Our anchor dropped in the rising sun. I hope still for your words to come. All is fair in a war un-won. I still stand, I still breathe, while only salt and death surround me. I long still for your arms my love. Hold me close away from things I’ve done. Waves crash the hull in morning’s quiet calm. The calm before the storm, the break before the dawn; before the shelling starts. Black clouds above hang over our heads. They bring a flash of death, the cold reaper’s hand tries to pull me in. Lances spread off port aim to split our sides. The run’s fanning wake looks a mile wide. As the blister breaks and the ballasts fill, the ship’s bell is rung. List and heel with ash cans in the distance; silence deafened. Bled in, scuttled and lost. Time stands still for us my love. Our anchor dragged in the smoked out sun. No hope still for your words to come. All is fair in a war un-won. I still stand, I still breathe, while only salt and death surround me. I long still for your arms my love.
Musically this feels more experimental for La Dispute reminding me of their Here, Hear releases. Very atmospheric and easy to lose your self in. Perfect for the next time you’re contemplating your existence. (Also found out the guitarist builds his own pedals and used them on this record; neato!) Mikey
Great record, but also purchasing the whole album is worth it for We vs. Us alone; one of the great raging epics of the last decade for sure. So many stages, executed to perfection. Unreal. visiblenoise00
The Philadelphia group sharpen their hooks and internal dyanmics for a fun and non-dorky take on power pop anyone can get behind. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 26, 2024
The guitar work is perfect, the bass and drums hold it down and seriously bring it, while the vocal range is absolutely brilliant...OH YEAH, and it's HEAVY! Cidimon Arustavi