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((Infobox album
| name       = Wildlife
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[La Dispute (band)|La Dispute]]
| cover      = La Dispute-Wildlife(with text).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 4, 2011
| recorded   = November 2010, April 2011
| studio     = Drasik Studios, Chicago <br /> StadiumRed, New York<ref name="legends 1">((cite web|url= http://legendsarising.com/2011/08/23/la-dispute-to-release-new-album/|title= La Dispute To Release New Album|publisher= Legends Arising|date= August 23, 2011|access-date= August 23, 2011))</ref>
| genre      = [[Post-hardcore]], [[progressive rock]] 
| length     = ((Duration|m=57|s=50))
| label      = [[No Sleep Records|No Sleep]]
| producer   = La Dispute
| prev_title = [[Never Come Undone]]
| prev_year  = 2011
| next_title = [[Rooms of the House]]
| next_year  = 2014
| misc       = ((Singles
 | name        = Wildlife
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Harder Harmonies
 | single1date = August 23, 2011
 | single2     = The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit
 | single2date = September 9, 2011
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))

'''''Wildlife''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American [[post-hardcore]] band [[La Dispute (band)|La Dispute]], released October 4, 2011, on independent label [[No Sleep Records]]. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily at StadiumRed in [[New York City]] in April 2011. The band members took control of all of the production duties alongside the album's recording engineers, [[Andrew Everding]] and Joseph Pedulla. ''Wildlife'' was their last release on No Sleep Records before forming their own record label, ''Better Living''.

Noted by music writers for its varied elements, ''Wildlife'' incorporates musical components from La Dispute's previous releases, particularly ''[[Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair]]'' and ''[[Here, Hear III.]]'', and genres such as [[screamo]], [[progressive rock]] and [[post-rock]]. The album features lyrical themes that – while making several references to the band's home town of [[Grand Rapids]] – focus on personal loss, anger, despair, and in the vision of the band, is a collection of unpublished "short stories" from a hypothetical author, complete with the author’s notes and sectioned thematically by the use of four monologues.

The album debuted at number 135 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 3,140 copies in its first week. It spent one week on the chart and charted only in the United States. Prior to its release, ''Wildlife'' was promoted with two singles, "Harder Harmonies" and "The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit". The album was well received by critics, who mainly praised its conceptual lyrics and more melodic approach to the band's style.

==Writing and recording==
The writing of the album did not start until a year after La Dispute's debut album, ''[[Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair]]'', was released. Part of the reason for the delay was the band's continuous touring and promotion of the debut across the United States and Canada, with rare tour and festival appearances in Europe and Australia. When commenting on the delay between the band's album releases, singer Jordan Dreyer said he and the rest of the band members require "an absurdly long gestation period with these types of things and then we have to really sit down and be as meticulous as we all want to be".<ref name="blunt-into the wild">((cite web | url = http://www.bluntmag.com.au/wordpress/2013/06/la-dispute-into-the-wild/ | title = La Dispute: Into The Wild | author = Daniel Furnari | work = Blunt Magazine | publisher = ([[Nextmedia]]) | date = June 20, 2013 | access-date = June 25, 2013 | archive-date = July 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221206/http://www.bluntmag.com.au/wordpress/2013/06/la-dispute-into-the-wild/ | url-status = dead ))</ref> The band decided to use lyrical elements that they had intended to use in the first album but that were not included because they did not seem fully developed at the time.<ref name="Grow Up. Moore">((cite web |url=http://blurt-online.com/blogs/view/5751/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117233146/http://blurt-online.com/blogs/view/5751/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|title=I don't wonna grow up / John Moore|author= John B. Moore|publisher=[[Blurt Magazine]]|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2011))</ref> While writing ''Wildlife'', the band had very specific goals; they projected the album to have 14 tracks<ref name="rocksound 149">((cite journal |date= July 2011 |title= In The Studio: La Dispute |journal= [[Rock Sound]] |issue= 149 |pages= 22 |editor= Darren Tayor |publisher= Freeway Press |location= [[London]] |issn=1465-0185 ))</ref> and knew exactly what they wanted from each song.<ref name="themusic-No Questions Asked"/>

La Dispute wrote and recorded ''Wildlife'' in pieces to accommodate their intense tour schedule.<ref name="rocksound 149"/> The album was recorded at two different studios with recording engineers Andrew Everding and Joe Pedulla. They started with the instrumentation of six tracks at Drasik Studios in Chicago; this recording process took place over two weeks.<ref name="midnight">((cite web|url= http://midnightmixtape.co.uk/2011/08/23/la-dispute-new-song-album-details/|title= News: La Dispute Premiere New Song and Release Album Details|publisher= Midnight Mixtape|date= August 23, 2011|access-date= August 28, 2011))</ref><ref name="fromthegarage 2010 interview"/> The songwriting featured on the album is distinct from La Dispute's previous releases. Dreyer wrote the stories or the concepts behind each song, and then the band adapted these stories into lyrics and created music to revolve around them.<ref name="rocksound 149"/> In an interview, Dreyer was asked how the songwriting differs; he said that the lyrics were written before the music was composed. He was quoted as saying: "This time around, we switched the process up entirely. Previous to ''Wildlife'', we'd always start music first and add vocals later based on the way the song felt. This time around, because we had a more concrete concept going into it, and because we wanted to work even more as a single unit [...]"<ref name="NPR Half-spoken"/> Dreyer and the rest of La Dispute had expressed interest in writing a conceptual record, but with ambiguity so it would not limit the listener's experience. "Oftentimes, I think records with a linear narrative narrow the ways in which a person can enjoy it, and not everyone wants to sit down and listen to something front to back."<ref name="Grow Up. Moore"/> When they returned from their touring in Australia in February 2011 they "dropped off the face of the earth" for two months, during which their writing sessions lasted twelve to fourteen hours a day.<ref name="rocksound 149"/>

La Dispute recorded the remainder of the album in a month in StadiumRed in New York City in April 2011.<ref name="legends 1"/><ref name="alter 1">((cite web|url= http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/08/interview-la-dispute.html|title= Interview: La Dispute|author= Jon Ableson|publisher= Alter The Press!|date= August 23, 2011|access-date= August 28, 2011))</ref> Dreyer wanted to give the album the most organic feel possible by using no artificial [[reverb]] or studio techniques that would give the album a synthesized quality.<ref name="dying-homemade">((cite web|url =http://www.idioteq.com/la-dispute-frontman-interviewed-by-dying-scene/ | title = Interview: Jordan Dreyer (La Dispute) discusses touring, "Wildlife" and homemade instruments | work = Dying Scene | publisher = Idioteq | date = April 20, 2012 | access-date = September 11, 2012 ))</ref> Joe Pedulla stated that he wanted to give the album a more raw and authentic sound: "We were just trying to capture what it would be like for an audience member sitting and listening to a guitar in a room." He also credited Dreyer's vocal range: "Jordan Dreyer has this crazy dynamic range – a 20dB swing from how loud and quiet he gets. So there are some vocal parts with no resonance at all, where he's speaking/singing softly, the room is not echoing, and he sounds close and in-your-face. Then the dynamic swing happens, and we would see how big it can get."<ref name="wildlife tracking"/> When recording vocals, Dreyer makes very long takes, trying to emulate the sound of his voice in live performances.<ref name="blunt-into the wild"/> The album's recording features what the band considers "auxiliary instrumentation", including [[trumpet]] and [[rhodes piano]],<ref name="rocksound 149"/> and even improvised instruments that Sterenburg's brother created out of scrap metal.<ref name="dying-homemade"/>

==Title and packaging==
The title ''Wildlife'' is not derived from lyrics from the album, but from themes that connect the songs.<ref name="Arrivals"/> Dreyer regards ''wildlife'' as "an all-encompassing word to sum everything up", and he has said that "we all witness tragedy and change. It's the summation of our existence."<ref name="Dailytexan- emotional intricacy">((cite web | url = http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-and-arts/2012/11/12/la-dispute-weaves-emotional-intricacy-in-songs | title = La Dispute weaves emotional intricacy in songs | author = Shane Miller | work = [[The Daily Texan]] | publisher = (Texas Student Media) | date = November 12, 2012 | access-date = 27 June 2013 | archive-date = May 30, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160530150155/http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-and-arts/2012/11/12/la-dispute-weaves-emotional-intricacy-in-songs | url-status = dead ))</ref> On the inside of the album cover the words "To – for everything" are written as a dedication with a word being crossed out. It has been speculated by some that the word is the name 'Helen'. Drummer Brad Vander Lugt when asked about the dedication replied "That’s Jordan’s story to tell, and not mine. [...] It does have significance to a story he is telling. You will probably hear a little bit more about that in future work, Jordan has been known to continue stories or themes onto future albums."<ref name="KYS - interview 2013">((cite web | url = http://www.killyourstereo.com/interviews/621/la-dispute/ | title = La Dispute: Interviews | work = (Killyourstereo.com) | date = June 30, 2013 | access-date = September 8, 2013 | archive-date = February 2, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100857/http://www.killyourstereo.com/interviews/621/la-dispute/ | url-status = dead ))</ref>

==Composition==
((Listen
|filename = La Dispute - Edit Your Hometown.ogg
|title = Edit Your Hometown
|description = 'Edit Your Hometown' tells a tale of struggle<ref name="Davies">((cite web|url=http://midnightmixtape.co.uk/2011/10/05/la-dispute-wildlife/|title=Midnight Mixtape » Album Review: La Dispute 'Wildlife'|author=Megan Davies|publisher=[[Midnight Mixtape]]|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014043930/http://midnightmixtape.co.uk/2011/10/05/la-dispute-wildlife/|url-status=dead))</ref> and fuses the introspectiveness of [[emo]] with [[hardcore punk]] dynamism.<ref name="Reeves">((cite web |url=http://www.the1stfive.com/reviews/review-la-dispute-wildlife |title=La Dispute – Wildlife |author=Alex Reeves |publisher=The1stFive |date=September 26, 2011 |access-date=October 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006124856/http://www.the1stfive.com/reviews/review-la-dispute-wildlife |url-status=dead ))</ref>
|filename2 = La Dispute - King Park.ogg
|title2 = King Park
|description2 = The song 'King Park' is a seven-minute [[ballad (music)|ballad]]<ref name="Dailytexan- emotional intricacy"/> and has been described as the centrepiece to the whole album.<ref name="Heisel"/> Highlights the band's use of singing-speaking vocal style and matured lyrics inspired by loss and despair on songs about gang violence<ref name="Cherrie"/> to a backing of "delicate fingerpicked work and ripping chords" as described by Joshua Khan of ''Blare''.<ref name="Khan">((cite web|url=http://blaremagazine.com/2011/09/25/review-la-dispute-wildlife/|title=La Dispute – Wildlife |author=Joshua Khan |publisher=Blare Magazine |date=September 25, 2011 |access-date=October 13, 2011))</ref>
))

===Music===
The music on ''Wildlife'', akin to the band's first album, incorporates elements of [[post-hardcore]], [[screamo]], [[progressive rock]] and [[post-rock]],<ref name="wildlife tracking">((cite web|url=http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/10/11/no-artificial-reverb-allowed-the-tracking-and-mixing-challenge-of-la-disputes-wildlife/|title=No Artificial Reverb Allowed! The Tracking and Mixing Challenge of La Dispute's "Wildlife"|author= David Weiss|publisher=SonicScoop |date=October 11, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011))</ref><ref name="Eminor- raw post-hardcore">((cite web | url = http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/04/03/la-dispute-raw-emotive-post-hardcore/ | title = Wildlife, the new album from La Dispute, is raw post-hardcore | author = Dave Imms | work = Lost at E Minor | publisher = (Conversant Media) | date = 3 April 2013 | access-date = 8 September 2013 | quote = They sit in that fairly unspecific post-rock or post-hardcore genre. I can’t decide whether it is a bit emo, or in fact just wholesomely honest. | archive-date = December 17, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131217035016/http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/04/03/la-dispute-raw-emotive-post-hardcore/ | url-status = dead ))</ref> described as having "bluesy quirks and experimental touches" by Alex Reeves of ''The 1st Five''.<ref name="Reeves"/> Compared with the first album, ''Wildlife'' has melodic tendencies and a more synchronized approach to musicianship and vocals, with fewer unusual time signatures and more emphasis on chord progressions.<ref name="Cherrie"/> There is less hardcore punk-style screaming, but as in the band's earlier work,<ref name="Roe"/> the vocal style alternates between singing and speaking.<ref name="Cherrie"/> The song structures are often unconventional.<ref name="Andrews">((cite web|url= http://www.thrashhits.com/2011/10/album-la-dispute-wildlife/ |title=La Dispute – Wildlife |author=Alex Andrews |publisher=Thrash Hits |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=October 7, 2011))</ref> ''Wildlife'' utilizes instrumental passages to complement the lyrics; Reeves described it by saying that "the music expertly builds tension, creating a sense of visceral emotion and releasing this tension in a well-timed burst".<ref name="Reeves"/>

===Lyrics===
((Quote box |quoted=true |bgcolor=#FFFFF0 |salign=center|quote= The first one is kind of an examination of different people’s search for purpose and what other people apply to their lives to give it some sort of semblance for order. The second one is kind of similar, but [relating to] more drastic responses. It’s isolation, or immersion — far to the left, far to the right thing. The third one is the point in the record where the character gets himself some perspective on his own struggles by examining the struggles of others. The last one is kind of a summation of the two ongoing narratives throughout the record: one being the stories that are told, the other being those four monologues.|source=Jordan Dreyer commenting on the record's monologues in an interview in 2011.<ref name="Redefine- analysis"/>|align=right|width=33%))
Dreyer had always stated that the band's second album would feature "a lot of storytelling", "a lot of groove", and "a more of an organic feel" than their debut album.<ref name="sept2010 crossfire">((cite web|url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/la-dispute-interview/|title=La Dispute Interview: Features: Caught In the Crossfire|author=Stanley |publisher=Caught In the Crossfire |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2011))</ref> When describing the sound of the album the band wrote that they believe it is "musically more heavy and more soft, more fast and more slow, more complicated and more straight-forward, and I know my band mates would agree, so there isn't really a thing this record sounds like, at least not that we can hear."<ref name="Arrivals"/> With writer [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s works ''[[Pale Fire]]'' and ''[[Lolita]]'' being considered as the "biggest external influence" on ''Wildlife'',<ref name="Redefine- analysis"/> the album features dark lyrical themes which focus on personal loss and the anger and despair felt from watching one's hometown decay.<ref name="Roe">((cite web|url=http://www.rockfreaks.net/albums/4310|title=La Dispute – Wildlife Review|author= Daniel Roe|publisher=Rockfreaks.net |date=October 10, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2011))</ref>

In the vision of the band the album is a collection of unpublished "short stories" from a hypothetical author, complete with the author's notes, and sectioned thematically by the use of four monologues. The stories are told in parallel to the author's own ambiguous loss and struggle,<ref name="legends 1"/><ref name="fromthegarage 2010 interview">((cite video |date= Dec 13, 2010 |title= La Dispute Interview|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZKsPndaIU|format= Brad (Interviewer), Jordan Dreyer, Adam Vass|medium= Podcast|publisher= Fromthegarage.net|access-date= August 23, 2011|time= 9:20|quote= Brad with FromTheGarage.net chats with Jordan and Vass from La Dispute about the band's history, their emergence onto the post-hardcore scene, and the new album.))</ref> and the lyrics are a combination of Dreyer's fictional stories and his interactions in life,<ref name="rocksound 149"/> including true stories from La Dispute's home town, [[Grand Rapids]].<ref name="themusic-No Questions Asked"/><ref name="KYS - interview 2013"/> The four monologues in question project the loss and the struggle of the artist with the introduction 'a Departure', and the three interludes, 'a Letter', 'a Poem' and 'a Broken Jar'.<ref name="Roe"/> The first two monologues of ''Wildlife'' were used to "capture a general feeling".<ref name="Redefine- analysis"/> 'a Poem' and 'a Broken Jar' are noted for using spoken word and [[alternative folk]]-influenced melodies to spark melodramatic feelings.<ref name="Khan"/>

'St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues' focuses on the decaying value of a real life abandoned church in Grand Rapids and how that was a striking contrast to the popularity of other churches.<ref name="Redefine- analysis">((cite web|url = http://www.redefinemag.com/2011/la-dispute-band-interview-full-album-stream-wildlife-lyrics/ | title = La Dispute Band Interview : It's Like Medicine. It's Self-Discovery. (w/ Full Album Stream & Lyrical Analysis) | author = Peter Woodburn | publisher = [[Redefine (magazine)|Redefine Magazine]] | date = November 27, 2011 | access-date = December 17, 2013))</ref> 'Edit Your Hometown', has been described as "treading the boundary between melodrama and actual drama" by Ben Patashnik of 'Rock Sound'.<ref name="Patashnik"/> 'The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit' deals with the hypothetical author's sexuality, by exploring and questioning his inability to participate in casual sex.<ref name="Davies"/> 'King Park', a seven-minute [[ballad (music)|ballad]],<ref name="Dailytexan- emotional intricacy"/> focuses on inner-city gang culture and follows the perspective of an individual who is engrossed by a [[drive-by shooting]]; and also follows how the drive by shooter, plagued by guilt, commits suicide.<ref name="AP-long songs">((cite magazine|url = http://altpress.com/features/entry/weekly_playlist_20_loooong_soooongs | title = Weekly Playlist #20: Loooong Soooongs | author = Brittany Moseley | magazine = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] | date = April 10, 2013 | access-date = December 17, 2013))</ref> Dreyer described the true story behind the song: "A year or two ago, down the street from where Brad and I work, a kid was shot. It's an area that's been riddled with gang violence, which has been really sad to witness."<ref name="Rock Sound 1">((cite magazine|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/la-dispute-all-our-favourite-artists-are-articulate|title=La Dispute: 'All Our Favourite Artists Are Articulate'|author=David Weiss|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|date=October 24, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=April 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416040220/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/la-dispute-all-our-favourite-artists-are-articulate|url-status=dead))</ref> 'Edward Benz, 27 Times' is the story of a father dealing with the pain of being brutally attacked by his schizophrenic son, while "I See Everything" describes parents losing their seven-year-old son to cancer.<ref name="Freeman"/>

((clear))

==Release and promotion==
[[File:La Dispute 2011-11-11 02.JPG|thumb|La Dispute performing in 2011. During the initial promotion of the album the band refrained from performing selected songs, such as "King Park", which they believed were too "emotionally draining" for live shows.<ref name="Punktastic-Fighting Cocks"/>]]
Throughout their European tour in August 2011, La Dispute performed a new song titled "Edit Your Hometown".<ref name="BWC Edit your hometown">((cite web|url= http://bedwettingcosmonaut.com/video-la-dispute-edit-your-hometown-new-song-live/|title= Video // La Dispute "Edit Your Hometown" (New Song Live)|publisher= Bedwetting Cosmonaut|date= August 4, 2011|access-date= August 28, 2011))</ref> Once the tour was finished, La Dispute wrote a blog post titled "Arrivals" that announced the track listing, the album art, and the first single, titled "Harder Harmonies." It became available to stream on August 23, 2011, in conjunction with the album's announcement.<ref name="NPR Half-spoken">((cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/08/23/139855535/la-dispute-half-spoken-explosions|title= La Dispute: Half-Spoken Explosions|author= Lars Gotrich|publisher= [[NPR Music]]|date= August 23, 2011|access-date= December 28, 2011))</ref><ref name="Arrivals">((cite web|url= http://www.ladisputemusic.com/2011/08/arrivals/|title= Arrivals. La Dispute|author= La Dispute|date= August 23, 2011|access-date= August 23, 2011|archive-date= December 8, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111208000614/http://www.ladisputemusic.com/2011/08/arrivals|url-status= dead))</ref> On September 9 the seventh track, "The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit" was released online to stream.<ref>((cite web|url= http://www.siqshit.com/post/9997619679|title= La Dispute x Siq Shit|date= September 9, 2011|access-date= September 10, 2011|archive-date= October 6, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111006015827/http://www.siqshit.com/post/9997619679|url-status= dead))</ref> On September 23, La Dispute uploaded the entire album to stream on their official website and Facebook page.<ref name="Altpress 2">((cite magazine|url= http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/la_dispute_streaming_new_album_wildlife|title= La Dispute streaming new album "Wildlife"|author= Brian Kraus|magazine= Alternative Press|date= September 22, 2011|access-date= September 23, 2011))</ref><ref name="Punk news 1">((cite web|url= http://www.punknews.org/article/44494|title= Media: La Dispute: 'Wildlife'|publisher= Punknews|date= September 22, 2011|access-date= September 23, 2011))</ref> The album was released internationally on October 4, 2011.<ref name="Heisel"/> On October 26, 2011, Wildlife was released in Germany with German [[alternative magazine]] Visions.<ref name="Visions">((cite web|url= http://www.visions.de/platten/17334/la-dispute-wildlife |title= visions.de &#124; Plattern &#124; La Dispute &#124; Wildlife |language= de |publisher=[[visions.de]] |date=January 20, 2012|access-date=February 12, 2012 | quote = It would be a hardcore album of the year: Visions published La Dispute album "Wildlife" exclusive. Visions 224 – 26 October in the trade.))</ref> They promoted the initial release of the album by supporting [[Thrice (band)|Thrice's]] headline tour across the United States in October and November 2011.<ref name="Punk news 1"/>

For one day on December 25, 2011, La Dispute made all of their discography, including ''Wildlife'', free to download with an opportunity to donate money to [[826michigan]], a [[Michigan]]-based, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with creative writing and to helping teachers to inspire their students to write.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/12/la-dispute-give-away-discography-for.html|title=La Dispute Give Away Discography For Free|author= Jon Ableson|publisher=Alter The Press!|access-date=January 28, 2012))</ref> Donations on that day totaled $1,600.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ladisputemusic.com/2012/01/the-next-month-or-so/|title=The Next Month Or So: La Dispute|publisher=La Dispute|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422085534/http://www.ladisputemusic.com/2012/01/the-next-month-or-so/|url-status=dead))</ref>

Throughout 2012 La Dispute went on a series of headline tours that acted as promotion for ''Wildlife'', with tour legs in Europe, Australia and North America.<ref name="Grow Up. Moore"/> La Dispute's European tour took place over January and early February with support from Former Thieves.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/news/la-dispute-announce-uk-and-europe-tour|title=La Dispute Announce UK And Europe Tour|author= Sarah Jamieson|publisher=[[This Is Fake DIY]] |date=November 24, 2011|access-date=January 28, 2012))</ref> Their Australian tour started four days after their European tour, and instead of having a permanent support band, they had a different lineup every night, composed of local bands.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/11/la-dispute-announce-australian-2012.html|title=La Dispute Announce Australian 2012 Tour|author= Jon Ableson|publisher=Alter The Press! |date=November 24, 2011|access-date=August 23, 2011))</ref> The North American leg of the tour started in late March, lasting into June and had support from [[Balance and Composure]], [[Sainthood Reps]], and All Get Out.<ref>((cite web |url= http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/la_dispute_tour_with_balance_and_composure_sainthood_reps_all_get_out |title= La Dispute announce tour with Balance And Composure, Sainthood Reps, All Get Out |author= Jon Ableson|publisher=Alter The Press! |date=November 24, 2011|access-date=August 23, 2011))</ref><ref>((cite web|url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/la-dispute-to-tour-this-spring/9910372 | title = La Dispute to Tour This Spring | author = Amy Sciarretto | work = [[Artist Direct]] | publisher = (Rogue Digital) | date = February 29, 2012 | access-date = December 17, 2012))</ref> At their shows in the United States in April, the band collaborated with 826michigan once again to release 150 limited-edition packets at their shows. These packets included their CD "Conversations", which annotates the lyrical themes in ''Wildlife'' in depth, along with rare photos, a poster, postcards and other items.<ref>((cite web|url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/la-dispute-partner-with-826michigan/10036753 | title = La Dispute Partner With 826michigan | author = Amy Sciarretto | work = [[Artist Direct]] | publisher = (Rogue Digital) | date = April 6, 2012 | access-date = December 17, 2012))</ref> In June 2012, the band made several festival appearances in Europe including [[Download Festival]],<ref>((cite web | url = http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/16-more-bands-for-download-festival | title = 16 More Bands For Download Festival! | work = [[Rock Sound]] | publisher = Freeway Press Inc | date = April 12, 2012 | access-date = July 8, 2012 | archive-date = June 30, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120630062750/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/16-more-bands-for-download-festival | url-status = dead ))</ref> [[Greenfield Festival]], [[Hurricane Festival]] and [[Southside Festival]], during a short European tour with [[Hot Water Music]].<ref name="altpress-HWM/LD touring">((cite magazine|url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hot_water_music_la_dispute_announce_european_tour/ | title = Hot Water Music, La Dispute announce European tour | author = Bryne Yancey | magazine = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] | date = March 5, 2012 | access-date = July 8, 2012))</ref> La Dispute planned to do a third European tour with [[Title Fight]] and [[Make Do and Mend (band)|Make Do and Mend]] in September and October 2012.<ref name="KYS - interview 2013"/><ref>((cite web | url = http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/la-dispute-title-fight-and-make-do-and-mend-for-euro-tour | title = La Dispute, Title Fight And Make Do And Mend For Euro Tour | work = [[Rock Sound]] | publisher = (Freeway Press) | date = April 24, 2012 | access-date = July 8, 2012 | archive-date = June 27, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120627021918/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/article/la-dispute-title-fight-and-make-do-and-mend-for-euro-tour | url-status = dead ))</ref>

As ''La Dispute'' have promoted their music on headline tours they have tried to play different songs and create a different experience for each live show.<ref name="themusic-No Questions Asked">((cite web|url =http://themusic.com.au/interviews/all/2013/06/20/la-dispute-brad-vander-lugt-kane-sutton/16991/ | title = No Questions Asked | author = Kane Sutton | work = The Music.com.au | publisher = (Street Press Australia) | date = June 22, 2013| access-date = June 25, 2013 ))</ref><ref name="KYS - interview 2013"/> They have also used songs after a certain period of time: an example is 'King Park', which although was initially considered too emotionally draining for live performances,<ref name="Punktastic-Fighting Cocks">((cite web|url = http://punktastic.com/live-reviews/la-dispute-kingston-fighting-cocks/ | title = Live: La Dispute – Kingston Fighting Cocks | author = Tom Aylott | publisher = Punktastic | date = January 30, 2012 | access-date = February 5, 2012))</ref> the band eventually started to play the song live.<ref name="The Fly-live 2012"/> The band played 'St Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues' from ''Wildlife'' at its first performance in September 2012.<ref name="The Fly-live 2012">((cite web|url = http://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/live/1015655/la-dispute/ | title = La Dispute The Garage, London | author = Tom Shepherd | work = [[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]] | publisher = ([[MAMA & Company]])| date = September 20, 2012 | access-date = September 8, 2013))</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
((Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = ((Rating|3.5|5))<ref name="Cherrie">((cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wildlife-r2290187/review|author=Chrysta Cherrie | work = [[AllMusic]] |title=Wildlife – La Dispute AllMusic|date= October 30, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011))</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2Score = ((Rating|4.5|5))<ref name="Heisel">((cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/la_dispute_wildlife|title=Alternative Press Reviews La Dispute – Wildlife|author=Scott Heisel|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2012))</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev3Score = 9/10<ref name="Patashnik">((cite journal |last=Patashnik |first=Ben |date= October 2011|title= La Dispute [9] 'Wildlife' (No Sleep)|journal=[[Rock Sound]] |volume= 153|pages=97 |publisher=Freeway Press |location= London|issn=1465-0185))</ref>
| rev4 = ''Sputnikmusic''
| rev4Score = ((Rating|4|5))<ref name="Freeman">((cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45763/La-Dispute-Wildlife/ |title=La Dispute – Wildlife (staff review)|author=Channing Freeman |publisher=Sputnikmusic.net|date=September 25, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011))</ref>
))

The album received favorable reviews from critics. Alex Reeves of ''The 1st Five'' gave a positive review of ''Wildlife'' favoring its lyrical depth and intimacy, comparing the album's lyrics to "reading the tear-stained diary of a good friend".<ref name="Reeves"/> Chrysta Cherrie, writing for ''Allmusic'', gave the album a positive three and a half stars out of five and credited the album for its maturity and progression from the band from their debut, saying: "''Wildlife'' is the best of both worlds, serving up the energy and power fans have come to expect from La Dispute, but showing a maturity beyond the band’s years."<ref name="Cherrie"/> Joshua Khan on ''Blare Magazine'' gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 star rating, describing the album's four monologues as "tormented progressive rock outbursts" and describes the instrumentation as bringing character to the vocals and lyrics.<ref name="Khan"/>

Daniel Roe, writing for ''Rockfreaks'', acknowledged the album's large stylistic shift from "blistering [[hardcore punk]] inspired" musicianship towards simpler [[chord progressions]].<ref name="Roe"/> Channing Freeman of ''Sputnikmusic'' gave an appreciative review of the album while praising its lyrical improvements over the predecessor, describing the album overall as "a wake-up call for post-hardcore bands."<ref name="Freeman"/>

Negative opinions about the album stemmed from its lyrical content. Some critics have said that the serious nature of the lyrics are hard to digest.<ref name="Patashnik"/> Others said Dreyer's lyrics and vocals still overshadow the instrumentation. Alex Andrews of ''Thrash Hits'' gave the album a four out of six rating, saying: "The flipside of Dreyer's imposing presence is that it can be all too easy to let the rest of the band fade into the background. It's a shame, because for the most part, there are some interesting things happening".<ref name="Andrews"/>

===Commercial performance===
La Dispute's record label [[No Sleep Records|No Sleep]] produced 5,000 copies for ''Wildlife's'' first pressing, adamant that they would all sell.<ref name="punknews-chrisinterview 2012">((cite web|url = http://www.punknews.org/article/47487/interviews-chris-hansen-no-sleep-records | title = Interviews: Chris Hansen (No Sleep Records) | author = Adam Sever | work = Punknews.org |issn = 1710-5366 |date = May 29, 2012 | access-date = June 11, 2013))</ref> In the United States the album debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 135, selling 3,140 copies of the album in the first week. Of those copies, 1,192 were [[Gramophone record#Common formats|7" vinyl]].<ref name="absolute-sales">((cite web|url = http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2476452 | title = La Dispute Debuts in the Billboard 200 | author = Drew Beringer | publisher = [[Absolute Punk]] | date = October 13, 2011 | access-date = June 23, 2012 ))</ref><ref name="metal insider">((cite web|url = http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-1012-album-sales-take-a-fall | title = Metal By Numbers 10/12: Album Sales Take A Fall | publisher = [[Metal Insider]] | date = October 12, 2011 | access-date = June 23, 2012))</ref>

===Accolades===
In the year of ''Wildlife''(('))s release it featured in some end-of-year lists, including those by ''[[Rock Sound]]''<ref name="Rocksound-best of 2011">((cite journal |date= January 2012 |title= 50 Albums Of The Year |journal=[[Rock Sound]] |issue= 156 |publisher= Freeway Press | location= [[London]]|issn=1465-0185))</ref> and ''Kill Your Stereo''.<ref name="KYS-2011 poll">((cite web | url = http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/12355/killyourstereocom-album-of-the-year-2011-results/ | title = Killyourstereo.com Album of the Year 2011 results | work = Kill Your Stereo | date = January 9, 2011 | access-date = June 27, 2013 | archive-date = December 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131201042646/http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/12355/killyourstereocom-album-of-the-year-2011-results/ | url-status = dead ))</ref> Rock Sound placed the album at 19 out of their top 50, stating "some bands ask for you attention, on ''Wildlife'' La Dispute demand it."<ref name="Rocksound-best of 2011"/> The album was also on ''Kill Your Stereo's'' "Staff International top 10" list, being placed at 7 out of 10.<ref name="KYS-2011 poll"/>

==Track listing==
((Track listing
| extra_column   = 
| total_length   = 57:50
| all_writing    = Jordan Dreyer, Brad Vander Lugt, Chad Sterenberg, Kevin Whittemore and Adam Vass
| title1         = A Departure
| length1        = 3:32
| title2         = Harder Harmonies
| length2        = 3:35
| title3         = St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues
| length3        = 3:46
| title4         = Edit Your Hometown
| length4        = 2:55
| title5         = A Letter
| length5        = 3:49
| title6         = Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan
| length6        = 4:36
| title7         = The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit
| length7        = 3:55
| title8         = A Poem
| length8        = 2:59
| title9         = King Park
| length9        = 6:54
| title10        = Edward Benz, 27 Times
| length10       = 5:45
| title11        = I See Everything
| length11       = 3:37
| title12        = A Broken Jar
| length12       = 2:19
| title13        = All Our Bruised Bodies and the Whole Heart Shrinks
| length13       = 5:04
| title14        = You and I in Unison
| length14       = 4:56
))

'''Notes'''
* In the tracks "A Departure", "A Letter", "A Poem", and "A Broken Jar", the "A" in each is stylized as lowercase (e.g. "a Departure").
* The track "All Our Bruised Bodies and the Whole Heart Shrinks" is stylized as all lowercase.

==Personnel==
'''La Dispute'''
*Jordan Dreyer – lead vocals, lyrics, percussion
*Chad Sterenburg – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, vocals, glockenspiel, trumpet
*Adam Vass – bass guitar, vocals, guitar, baritone guitar
*Kevin Whittemore – guitar
*Brad Vander Lugt – drums, percussion, keyboards, claps, bells, tambourine, shaker, triangle, chimes, guiro, box stomps, foot stomps, metal grate, chains, piano

'''Additional liner notes'''
* Adam Vass – album artwork and layout
* [[Andrew Everding]], Joseph Pedulla, and La Dispute – production
* Joseph Pedulla and Andrew Everding – [[Audio engineer|engineers]]
* Keith Parry – assistant engineer
* Joseph Pedulla – [[mix engineer]]
* Ricardo Gutierrez – [[mastering engineer]]

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable center" style="margin-top: 0; width:30%"
!scope="col"| Chart (2011)<ref name="Cherrie"/>
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
((album chart|Billboard200|135|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))
|-

((album chart|BillboardRock|28|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))

|-
((album chart|BillboardIndependent|27|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))
|-
((album chart|BillboardAlternative|25|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))
|-
((album chart|BillboardRock|28|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))

|-
((album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|6|id=380442|artist=La Dispute|album=Panorama|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2019))

|}

==References==
((reflist))

((La Dispute))

((Authority control))

[[Category:2011 albums]]
[[Category:La Dispute (band) albums]]
[[Category:No Sleep Records albums]]

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