''Rooms of the House'' is the third studio album by American

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band La Dispute, released on March 18, 2014 through their own label Better Living.

History

The album was written in a cabin in the

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and recorded in

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, Pennsylvania, with producer

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. The album was released with a 48-page companion book, ''Yesterday's Home'', which was written about the process of making the album and includes all of the lyrics as well. Some of the proceeds from the record went to benefitting causes advancing and encouraging youth involvement in the arts and music, such as all-ages spaces, creative workshops, programming, and education. A tour was announced for Spring 2014 with

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and

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. A national tour started on March 14, 2014 and ended on April 14, 2014 and an international tour started on April 27, 2014 and ended on May 22, 2014. This release is the first without longtime supporters

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, instead being released on their own label Better Living with help from Staple Records. The album was included at number 42 on ''

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''s "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list. Following the album’s 10th anniversary, a previously unreleased

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, ''Elster Stares the Desert Down'', was released on May 30, 2024.

Track listing

Personnel

La Dispute *Jordan Dreyer – lead vocals, lyrics, percussion *Chad Sterenberg – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals *Adam Vass – bass guitar, additional guitars, artwork, layout, backing vocals *Kevin Whittemore – guitar *Brad Vander Lugt – drums, percussion, keyboards Additional personnel *

– engineer, mixing, producer *Amanda Adams – photography *La Dispute – producer *Emily Lazar – mastering *Rich Morales – mastering assistant *Adam Vass – artwork and layout

Charts

References

Citations Sources *

External links

{{Authority control 2014 albums La Dispute (band) albums Albums produced by Will Yip