No One Was Driving the Car
With a title taken from a quote about a lethal self-driving Tesla crash, La Dispute’s fifth album revels in observations on modern malaise. The lightning-fast advancement of technology, the chaos of existential uncertainty, the unblinking eye of the surveillance state, the stultifying pressure of societal expectations, and all manner of personal crises take a bow on *No One Was Driving the Car*. The first La Dispute album produced entirely by the band, it’s the result of far-flung writing sessions conducted in the UK, Australia, the Philippines, and the band’s home state of Michigan. Partly inspired by the 2017 Paul Schrader film *First Reformed*, the 14-track album is a post-hardcore epic that revolves around lead vocalist Jordan Dreyer’s angsty narratives about the world we live in.
No One Was Driving The Car represents a strong return to the guitar-driven, fictional, but nonetheless moving terrain of La Dispute.
Modern malaise and technological overreliance weigh heavy on the densely layered, subtly devastating new masterpiece from La Dispute
Sammy Andrews reviews the new album from La Dispute! Read the review of 'No One Was Driving The Car' here on Distorted Sound!
No One Was Driving The Car by La Dispute album review by Emre Gurdal for Northern Transmissions. The band's LP drops on 9/5 via Epitaph