''Here, Hear II.'' is a 7" EP by

La Dispute :''This is for the Marivaux play, for the band, see La Dispute (band).'' ''La Dispute'' is a prose comedy written by Pierre de Marivaux, shown for the first time on 19 October 1744 by the Théâtre-Italien in the Hôtel de Bourgogne. The story i ...

and the second instalment in the ''Here, Hear'' series, it was released on November 11, 2008 along with their debut full length, ''Somewhere At the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair'' through No Sleep Records. The EP was limited to 300 copies, and in 3 different cover variations with 100 copies per cover variant. Like the first release in the series, the EP features spoken-word track reciting pre-existing literature written by other authors. ''Five'' consists of an amalgamation of three different poems by

Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted ...

, ''Six'' has lyrics taken from ''

The Myth of Sisyphus ''The Myth of Sisyphus'' (french: link=no, Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy ...

'' by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

, ''Seven'' features the first chapter from the children's novel

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and get ...

, and ''Eight'' has its lyrics taken from the afterword of the graphic novel series Midnight Nation by J. Michael Straczynski

Track listing

Personnel

La Dispute *Jordan Dreyer - lead vocals *Brad Vander Lugt - drums,

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*Chad Sterenberg -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

*Kevin Whittemore -

*Adam Vass - bass, additional guitars

References

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