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Omaha NE, United States

Desaparecidos was a short-lived American quintet formed in 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska, fronted by Conor Oberst (vocals, guitar) and featuring Denver Dalley, now of Statistics (guitar), Landon Hedges, now of Little Brazil (bass), Ian McElroy (keyboards), and Matt Baum (drums).

Oberst may be better known for his confessional songwriting and storytelling as the lead singer of the popular indie folk band Bright Eyes, but Desaparecidos has a very different flavor. Indeed, similar vocal melodies and song structures are present, but the guitars are loud and distorted, the bass is pounding, and the drums and keyboards round out this hi-energy without the lyrical focus of personal relationships. Oberst screams observational commentary about urban development, the sacrifice of human value for the dollar bill, and the new American Dream.

Setting out to capture the rawness of the band, the record was recorded over one week at Presto! Recording Studio in Lincoln with producer Mike Mogis. Bright Eyes fans will love it, but it’ll also appeal to anyone who’s ever dug At The Drive In, The Pixies, Weezer, Dinosaur Jr., etc.

“Desaparecidos” means literally “the disappeared” in Spanish and in Portuguese, and is a reference to people who were arrested by various South American military governments and then vanished without a trace. From 1976 to 1983 in Argentina, for example, thousands of dissidents vanished without a trace under a Dirty War driven by the military junta that was in power.

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janttonen wrote:
7 hours ago

Conor's voice is awesome. Suits the music really well.

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GuilhermeVogue wrote:
last week

meu last ta marcando essa banda em fiesta loca /tenso

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GuilhermeVogue wrote:
last week

q desaparecidos são esses? -q

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owltheharrold wrote:
last month

I actually swear 90% of any conor oberst related bands, the shoutbox will have at least have one arguement about his voice

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mizukisfrlovers wrote:
last month

LOL

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BinhoSublime wrote:
last month

não são eles, ¬¬'

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Vick_poota wrote:
last month

gente, são esses que cantam fiesta loca? '-'

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1-800-FREE-SEX wrote:
last month

Words can't describe how much I love this band. If they ever got back together, my heart would explode.

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sam__ wrote:
last month

Love this band so much. I get why the similar artists field has those bands in there, but I really wish musicians that actually sounded like Desaparecidos were featured.

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time2dive wrote:
last month

M.O.F is cool and all but Conor needs to get back in to this type of shit. One of the sickest bands ever and they came and went like a flash.

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Ben_The_Guy wrote:
last month

Oberst gets a lot of hate from so many people, but I love this stuff.

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DaniDarko90 wrote:
January 2010

I miss them!!!!

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justinainsworth wrote:
January 2010

bring them back

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Yeedil wrote:
January 2010

fucking activists. i'ma go drink at Starbucks, bitches.

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rcaz wrote:
January 2010

Encontrados > Desaparecidos

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diehappyx33 wrote:
January 2010

Bright Eyes > Conor Oberst (solo) >Desaparecidos > Monsters of Folk > Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band > Commander Venus > Park Ave

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dariannn wrote:
January 2010

great band. the music is so much fun

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maguichisss wrote:
January 2010

fiestaaaa loooocaaaaa

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tannertate wrote:
January 2010

I agree with most who've left a comment on this band. Bright Eyes captures the soul and emotion just like Desaparecidos. But Desparecidos is just way more badass and gets me pumped... I like that about this band.

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abcclaire wrote:
December 2009

Desaparecidos > Bright Eyes

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