Woman (Reading) Official Video 

"And I pause where I am for a second when I hear your name" Shit's to real dammit

Lmao'ing my ass off at yall who complain it's not a story music video. La Dispute explicitly wrote a story and yall can't even imagine it in your heads. The majority of music videos aren't just showing images of what's exactly going on in the song. In fact, music videos are another medium meant to complement the song. I mean, do we really need to see a woman reading a book when he says he sees a woman reading a book? As much as I hate interpretive dancing, I feel like the dancer depicted the emotions of the song appropriately.

Sometimes I get jealous of people who have yet to hear this song ... to get that feeling that you just experienced something so beautiful, so intimate, so heartbreaking. So relevant. And although I still feel such a range of emotion when listening for the one millionth time, that first time is unforgettable. It's literally a masterpiece in every sense of the word.

woman (dancing)

The most beautiful thing on the internet

i come back here when i want to give up

I still can't get over how good this song is after all these years.

such a completely destructive song for my soul

it's like three different mediums of art put together. film, dance, music/poetry. Cool:).

This being La Dispute's first music video, it really surprised me by how well it turned out.

It was always between 'Woman (In Mirror)' and 'Woman (Reading)' for my favorite song on the album, but this clinches it.

This song reminds me of my grandma. Everytime I went to her house, I'd either be cooking with her, or watch her do stuff like crocheting or reading. She's not gone yet, but it seems like everyday we're losing her piece by piece and it hurts.

This is such an amazing music video, it goes so well with this song. The song itself is more of a minimalistic piece, describing small moments with this woman in great detail, as if simplicity is perfection. The same goes for this dance and all the scenery. The woman is dressed in very casual clothing, and the choreography of the dance is very natural and uncomplicated. No frills, no special techniques, but still just as passionate. The woman isn't presented as especially gorgeous (even though she is); the sceneries are the most breathtaking pieces, yet the woman is still the center of attention, bringing this natural life to every scene. From the rich forest to the bustling cities, the woman's presence is elaborating on natural beauty. The whole point is aesthetic minimalism, and it seriously moves me. This one will be hard to forget.

I'm so glad they decided to make a music video for this song. This will always be one of my favorites from them. The transition from slow to fast will always be my favorite part.

it is actually the only description of love how i feel it that had ever existed and will ever exist la dispute became so much to me, as i told them once and i wonder if they heard me so i'll go saying this and feeling this for all the time they exist as the only ones who _get it_ спасибо

The fact that the song itself made a better video in my head says something more than enough about the lyrics.

I really like this! I think the choreography infuses really well with some of the feelings behind the narratives at times, although in places it's maybe a little but clunky. Over all though I think it's pretty great-- Julie Ann Minaai was fantastic and La Dispute never cease to make gorgeous, enjoyable art.

This has been my favourite song on the album since day 1 and I feel like this video just compliments it beautifully. It's together and everywhere all at once, just like I imagine this song. Her dancing is so unique and gorgeous and the way the music fits around it is stunning.

I'm not a big fan of dances, dancing and/or choreography in general, but I really loved this video. It's beautifully filmed, the dance and the shots definately compliments and even elevates parts of the song.

La Dispute - Woman (Reading) lyrics You in the living room You on a Tuesday afternoon A breeze seen when the curtains move You by the window with both feet up on the couch Where you sit and you read and I watch you From the office the sunlight frames your silhouette I think of lighting fireworks, I think of pirouettes I idly write down observations on the scene Like do the blueprints name the rooms alone? Do we name them on our own? We hardly live in there You with a book propped on your knees A breeze seen in your coffee steam I’m in the office thinking back to rules of poetry It’s fourteen lines, the last two rhyme, what does pentameter mean? You in the living room Legs bent at forty-five degrees I write AB AB, try to find your rhyme scheme I look for objects on the desk with which to sculpt your image best What would I name this could I paint it “Woman (reading)?” “Girl (at rest)?” I remember it so well watching you shifting your weight, turning the page, I can see it all there Inside a living room where only I live and never go in A role in name alone And I pause where I am for a second when I hear your name Sometimes I think I see your face in improbable places Do those moments replay for you? When I’m suddenly there and then won’t go away When you’re sitting in the living room reading for the afternoon Do you put your book down look and try to find me there? Sometimes I think of all the people who lived here before us How the spaces in the memories you make change the room from just blueprints To the place where you live When you leave here When you go from a home You take all that you own but the memories echo On hardwood floor in the living room Tore the carpet the scratches below that we found And the wine stain on the couch We got drunk and decided we’d still try to move it around And I can’t tell what the difference is between the ones that we made and the ones that we didn’t make They all conjure images still Where you sit and you read in the sunlight aware that I watch And I live alone now Save for the echoes I live alone now Save for the echoes

Everyone perceives these songs in a lot of different ways. I find it smart. In a way of how the woman is moved in different areas yet doing the same thing. dirty hands. exploring at one point. Its a message in its own way.

It's 2018 and i have this on repeat in honor of my late mother. Beautiful song.

first time i heard la dispute was 2012 and i’ve forever been hooked. finally got to see them live 2019 life changing.

i'm still waiting for that king park music video

Golly I love this band. You know you wait years for a band to hit you like you were a kid? Well these guys change the post hardcore rules and make works of genius. And Pianos Become The Teeth too. Music all kinds of worth it after all. I cannot believe how good this band are. Tell your friends.

every time i hear this song its like the first time

how i think i look when dancing to this in my room: how i actually look when dancing to this in my room: flailing fish in a mosh pit

sometimes i think 'i see your face in improbable places' The entire world is a dreadful collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that I have lost her!

La Dispute just gives me this happy feeling inside every time I hear them.

such a great dancer!

This is gorgeous!

at first I wasn't a big fan of the video, thinking something that would directly relate to the song would be better, and then as I watched this over and over I realized how beautifully it works with the song. Their songs always project such unique and detailed images and stories already we don't need to be supplied with one visually. The movements, lighting, and general video-ography is breathtaking and inspiring and I am absolutely in love with this music video.

Hands down best song off the album and probably my third favorite song by the band.

those match cuts get me going

The sun dial bridge!! I loved this song and the video was amazing

This is beautiful video, absolutely, but... I recall listening to this song over, and over, and over, mouthing the words, seeing in my head the story. Probably my favorite song on Rooms of the House. I even made a few visual art pieces inspired by this and Woman (in Mirror). Perhaps this is just me, but this is not what I imagined. A video that played along with the storyline would have been beautiful, touching.

I have no idea why I was expecting something generic. Love this..they never fail to surprise and open my eyes. Beautiful raw song.

if this doesnt play at my funeral then i'm not dying >:c

This gets me feeling all of the feels. La Dispute, please release a new album that will haunt me and I'll love it.

I feel like her dancing almost seems violent and consistent, like she's fighting something. I think (at least for me it feels like) it represents how people have to absorb themselves in something in order to cope, and how someone immerses themselves in something in order to deal or even ignore the pain. This is how our bodies fight our minds. That's what it looks like to me.

Looks like I wasn't the only one who didn't see interpretive dancing coming. Very interesting to show the same dance in all these different places though. Seems like the simplicity of the imagery leaves you to hear unsung lyrics about causality. Fitting in nicely with -"How the spaces in the memories you make change the room from just blueprints To the place where you live"

One of my favorite songs of all time, i listen to this song like it’s fentanyl and I’m an addict like holy shit

This is the greatest hidden gem of our generation, la dispute has the most beautiful melodies and some of the best lyrics the songs are so well made. Like listening to a short story

I love the movement from 1:09-1:15 this woman has a beautiful way of moving!

The first time I watched it I was so confused and didn't really appreciate the beauty of this video. Every movement is so perfectly timed that it clearly is meant to evoke pathos. This is unfathomably powerful. It's hard to believe that a woman dancing can be so cathartic but it truly captures the essence of the song. Amazing!

THIS is their best song.

I was so startled when she began to dance, lol I love it.

I’ll never forget seeing this live

La Dispute is the nicest thing I've ever had anyone give me.

Favorite on the album 😻

ugh i can't even begin to describe how much i love la dispute

I was not expecting this video to go with this song but I really love it

This song takes me back

So much feels

Masterpiece!

Man.. this album meant so much to me in my late teenage years. I fell away from it for awhile but recently decided to show it to my girlfriend. Ive rediscovered my love for, not only this song, but the album in its entirety. This album once meant alot to me in learning the reality of losing the interest of a girl i loved at the time. Now this album means just as much to me but for much different reasons. The materialism of being an American adult and how we base our well being on our objects we collect and asign meaning too becomes so somber when your moving around and deciding what ‘memories’ are worthy of remembering. Rooms of the House now, for me, is helping with existentialism and lingering depression. Thank you La Dispute for making such a beautiful timeless piece. I dont even wanna guess how many times ive listened to it all the way through.

so beautiful

This is an awesome video. I love the song, and I love how they did opposite of what everybody expected for the video, including myself. But it works so well together!

Beautiful

Its perfect!

This song is so good

This literally makes my heart feel heavy.

LOVE THIS

This song makes me want to break down and cry.... Memories flood my head

What a friggin beautiful song

So is "La Dispute" a genre now? Who started whatever genre this is? I love it.

Absolute perfection.

Best song of the year!!!

I'm not surprised at how artistically comprised this is

Amazing omgggg

Just one word: Beauty. This video is just way too beautiful (for me) + the song...

Reminded me a bit of Valtary by Sigur Rós, althought completely different in its own way. Love both.

still my fav song of all

lol at all the people complaining about whether or not this video fits. La Dispute wrote the song, they know the meaning, they approved the video, obviously it fits

please come to Dublin while you are touring England, hop on the boat and come see Ireland!!!!!

this is beautiful

Very nice , this is a very powerfull video on many levels.

Awesome!

This is awesome

rly good song !

i love this

great band, great video

Amazing

I’m a terrible emo, why am I just discovering you guys in 2020?!

published on my birthday... nice. and this is so beautiful.

The dancer just keeps me mesmerized and I hate, but love it all at the same time. This is a song I will never tire of. Fucking love this band.

i dont think i've ever heard jordan actually sing until now, sounds fucking great. such a talented band

See you at the Pulp Summer Slam!!! ♥️🖤🩵

In all my years of listening to La Dispute can someone tell me why I’ve never heard this song up until now?? I mean this is just.. wow edit: im jealous of you little past me

*This is what I've needed*

Ah. So good.

do those moments replay for you..

Fuck dude, why is La Dispute such a powerful band? Someday I'll probably be in the right mood to cry to their music. I already come damn close listening to them per usual.

it just touches this soft point which i always hide and most people think that it does not even exist in me.

I wish I could meet you one day, lovely soul that made me discover this song. Rome ~ Ann Arbor

this song it's so relaxing i feel i'm gonna slip through the cracks on the floor

This video is so beautiful.

Inspiración neta.

mmmh, I need to see another show of yourss, I missed your last time in Orlando.

i love la dispute omg