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- Summary: The first full-length studio release from Michigan post-hardcore band La Dispute since 2019's Panorama was self-produced.
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- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
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Sep 11, 2025An affecting - albeit somewhat terrifying - portrait of how life could shift in the not-so-distant future, ‘No On Was…’ is perhaps the stark reminder we all need to hear.
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Sep 11, 2025What makes this record work isn’t just its ambition — it’s how cohesive it is. Every image returns. Every metaphor resounds.
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Sep 11, 2025The soft strummed title-track is saturated with heartbreak and rage. By the time the downbeat End Times Sermon dissolves into its ponderous parting sample, it’s hard not to feel drained and dejected, but also utterly connected to the chaos of the world falling apart around us.
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Record CollectorOct 3, 2025It may take a while to get past opener I Shaved My Head, but once you do, the apocalyptic intensity of Environmental Catastrophe Film and unfolding drama of Sibling Fistfight At Mom's Fiftieth/The Un-Sound are absolutely stunning. [Nov 2025, p.103]
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Sep 11, 2025No One Was Driving The Car represents a strong return to the guitar-driven, fictional, but nonetheless moving terrain of La Dispute’s third (and best) album following the more personal and pastoral Panorama.
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Sep 11, 2025No One Was Driving the Car is an inspired departure from interpersonal drama in favor of incisive critique, a confident step forward into an uncertain world.