La Dispute - I Dreamt of a Room with All My Friends I Could Not Get In | Audiotree From Nothing

It’s been six years since La Dispute released their last album, Panorama. Since then, the Michigan post-hardcore band—made up of Jordan Dreyer on vocals, Brad Vander Lugt on drums, Chad Morgan-Sterenberg and Corey Stroffolino on guitar, and Adam Vass on bass— dealt with the stagnance of the pandemic, celebrated the ten-year anniversaries of Wildlife and Rooms Of The House, and began working on No One Was Driving The Car. The fifth studio LP is the first entirely produced by the group, and it came together in Grand Rapids and Detroit, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Philippines: “I think the change in environment was really helpful to breathing new life into the process each time we came back to it,” Dreyer says. Partly inspired by the 2017 psychological thriller First Reformed, No One Was Driving The Car reckons with malaise in the shadow of the looming apocalypse, which has noticeably been worsened by the advancement of tech. The title comes from a quote from a police officer Dreyer read in a news article about a lethal self-driving Tesla crash, an absurd event which raises questions about the amount of control we have in our own lives. In fourteen dynamic tracks, the band grapples with the existential topic and the human need to find comfort and a sense of security in an existence where we’re often thrust into chaos without permission. Dreyer yells with a more primal sense and sings in a more refined way, and the guitars have a sharper edge than ever before. “As much as I don’t enjoy the creative process because it’s taxing and often not fun, I also think it’s the most fun that I ever have,” Dreyer contemplates. “It’s the revelations you make, the breakthroughs. It’s banging your head against a wall and suddenly something clicks in a way that feels almost divine, like it came from somewhere else.” 🔴 Recorded live on May 8, 2026 in Chicago, IL. 🌎 Visit the band's website → https://ladispute.org/ 👥 Band Members Jordan Dreyer - Vocals Adam Vass - Bass Brad Vander Lugt - Drums Chad Sterenberg - Guitar Corey Stroffolino - Guitar 🎚️ Production Credits Produced by Chris Watkins & Austin Peters Directed by Austin Isaac Peters Editor & Narrative Supervisor | Elly Tier DP & Camera Operator | Tom Conway Gaff, Grip & Camera Operator | Calla Flanagan Grip, DIT & Camera Operator | Justin Kenney Studio B-Roll & Camera Operator | Malcolm Ryshavy Concert & Studio B-Roll | Alex Zarek Concert B-Roll | Paul Hill NOWDTC Studio Footage | Martin @gingerdope Recording Engineer | Wesley Reno Management | Kirk Harrington Mix | Scott Evans Mastering | Amar Lal Color, Photo & Interview Mix | Austin Peters Production Assistant | Taylor Gammon 🌳 About Audiotree Audiotree showcases talented musicians and bands from around the world. Originally created to give young bands a platform to be seen and heard, the Audiotree Music channel has become a cornerstone in the music world. Discover your next favorite band at https://audiotree.tv.