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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.
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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shallowgraves wrote:
jajajjajaja
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Nabil777 wrote:
FIESTA LOCA AY AY AY!!!
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esciafardini wrote:
Fiesta Loca RULES!!!
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kcwyckoff wrote:
Fiesta loca isn't even Conor's band i hope you all realize that.
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shallowgraves wrote:
what?
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rafy11 wrote:
I don't know why Fiesta Loca is getting all this hype. I mean, it has it's moments, but overall I'd give Conor's older stuff the edge.
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shallowgraves wrote:
fiesta loca>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bright eyes
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BrianSoph wrote:
fiesta loca>bright eyes
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daltonls wrote:
durp>hurp
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shallowgraves wrote:
bright eyes>desaparecidos
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lolipot wrote:
desaparecidos>bright eyes
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britanygee wrote:
CONOR OBERST FANS....JOIN THIS NEW FAN GROUP!! :] http://www.last.fm/group/Everything+Oberst
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HomerunHenry wrote:
i got really excited when i saw a new album listed........... :|
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davevegan wrote:
Fiesta Loca is the jam.
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Yadoso wrote:
Nothing I would have ever expected Oberst to do, but it's pretty nice.
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
nice
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Connarhea wrote:
I love the fact that they're still getting thousands of plays a week :)
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colourblindness wrote:
They say it's murder on your folk career, to make a rock record with the disappeared!
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interrowhimper wrote:
How awkward is it that there's a new album on this page from someone who is NOT this band by the same name, and Last.fm doesn't realize it?
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lockieee wrote:
conor's best stuff. i don't really like bright eyes. :l
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