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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).
This project however was restarted in 2010.
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 Hugh Joseph. 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.
This project however was restarted in 2010.
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 Hugh Joseph. 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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Read Music/Speak Spanish
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JoshuaMH1 wrote:
great album , have it on vinyl <3 [2]
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Drewmanschu wrote:
great album , have it on vinyl <3
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MikeyX1230 wrote:
I'd love for them to reunite, they need more material. Read Music/Speak Spanish is impeccable.
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mast3rjke wrote:
♥ (^ - ^) ♥
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PIzzaClaus wrote:
fuck bright eyes, that band is terrible and stale at this point, please reunite
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fuckzack wrote:
soo who wants to hook me up with 'the happiest place on earth EP'? <3
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cottontops wrote:
Read Music/Speak Spanish has to be one of the most underrated records of the noughties
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Suyomizzle wrote:
GET BACK TOGETHER FUCK
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FoolmeThrice wrote:
if you want to make a run for it, my love, i'll cover you
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the_whistler wrote:
Remember guys, what's new for fall by spring means nothing :)
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drbillrubin wrote:
When "emo" was good music
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FoolmeThrice wrote:
such a fucking good pproooooorject
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Andreahhhh wrote:
I'm just waiting for them to play at Occupy Wall Street, amirite?
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iNacho10 wrote:
Read Music/Speak Spanish was the first vinyl i ever bought eight years ago
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drawinggirl wrote:
FUCK THE HOUSE, GOD BLESS CONOR OBERST!
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thepeiru wrote:
why are there scrobbling from albums of a spanish dance pop band ?
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ChrisCappello wrote:
too good
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dontsagemebro wrote:
one more mouthful.
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0hDeer wrote:
his voice is perfect for this music. my god.
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don_ozo_luis wrote:
No creo que sean los mismos del hit Ibiza hahahah, que coincidencia en el nombre del grupo
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