Watch or listen to this fantastic La Dispute session by Audiotree

I hadn't heard of Audiotree before La Dispute shared this session on their Facebook, but I was immediately a fan. The site invites talented bands and musicians to perform short sets -- much like Daytrotter, LaBlogotheque, and other sites I can't think of right now or don't know about. Their sound quality and camera work is top notch, though, easily helping them fit right in with the best.

Now, if you haven't heard of La Dispute, allow me to sell you on them as well. While their home base is a scant 45 minutes from me I only heard them this past year, but I fell in love right away. Singer Jordan Dreyer's talk-sung lyrics sound like they're straight from a journal, and the stories he tells through that style are heart-breaking, inspiring, contemplative, insightful, and extremely well written. Honestly, when I first heard some of the songs on their latest release I was glued to my headphones waiting to hear the ending like I would a great movie or book. They're like a post-hardcore The Hold Steady, which is a pretty weird but very apt description.

Hit the jump to watch the video of the session, or click here to listen to the audio (conveniently broken into tracks).

The October Music Wrap-Up Podcast

The Music Wrap-Up is a monthly summary of my favorite and other notable new releases. Having trouble keeping up with all the new music? Need some music suggestions? Then the Music Wrap-Up is for you. And please support these musicians as that's the reason I'm featuring them in the first place.
With the end of Halloween comes the end of October, and that means it's time for us to look at all the great music that was released over the last month. There may not have been as much as September, but the quality was still there. There was the always-beautiful sounding Feist, the sloppy, garage-rock sound of The Spits, releases from indie darlings Surfer Blood and M83, promising newcomers like Gospel Music and PUJOL, and some heavy hitters like Coldplay and Justice. Plus, Lance Darnell joins me to talk about Pearl Jam's 20th Anniversary and why we should care. Oh, and more. There's always more.