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Desaparecidos
Background information
Origin	Omaha, Nebraska USA
Genre(s)	Indie Rock Punk
Years active	2001 – 2003
Label(s)	Saddle Creek Records
Former members
Conor Oberst Landon Hedges Casey Scott Matt Baum Denver Dalley Ian McElroy

Desaparecidos was a short-lived American indie/punk rock side project headed by singer/guitarist Conor Oberst, the frontman of the indie band Bright Eyes. They have also been hailed as the "Saddle Creek supergroup".^{[citation needed]} Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, Desaparecidos' lyrics are political in nature, and are about the state of affairs in America.

The band has been both lauded and criticized for its intentionally raw sound following the release of Read Music/Speak Spanish. In sharp contrast to Bright Eyes' confessional, even sometimes mournful vocals, Conor Oberst's vocals in Desaparecidos' songs were much more characteristic of punk rock. Though his wavery voice was still present, he snarled in "Happiest Place On Earth" that "there's not enough to fatten the cows and feed all of us. It's just a rationing of luck." In "Mañana", he shouted, "We will spread, we will cover the earth / Like air and water / ...If we're stopped, we'll just start again." The focus of the album- that today's bigger/better/best society is never satiated- is neatly summed up by "Greater Omaha", in which Oberst mused, "One more mouthful, and they will be happy then."

"Desaparecidos" means literally "the ones who disappeared" in Spanish, 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 Dirty War driven by the military junta that was in power.

The band broke up in 2003. Rumors state Oberst believed the band was getting huge, especially after getting attention from the Jimmy Eat World tour and being featured on an MTV You Hear it First piece. Oberst continued to record with Bright Eyes, while the other members of Desaparecidos went on to form other projects. Matt Baum was in The '89 Cubs, but now currently drums for Race for Titles; Denver Dalley is in Statistics and Intramural; and Landon Hedges is currently in Little Brazil.

Contents 1 Band members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles & EPs 2.3 Compilations 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 External links 5.1 Interviews

• Conor Mullen Oberst - vocals, guitar
• Landon Hedges - bass guitar, vocals (later replaced by Casey Scott)
• Matt Baum - drums
• Denver Dalley - guitar
• Ian McElroy - keyboards

• Read Music/Speak Spanish (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)

• The Happiest Place on Earth (2001 · Saddle Creek Records)

• NE vs. NC (2002 · Redemption Recording Co.)

song: "What's New for Fall"

• Saddle Creek 50 (2002 · Saddle Creek Records)

songs: "Man and Wife, the Latter (Damaged Goods)," "Popn' Off at the F"

• Punk Rock Strike Volume Three: Third Strike (2002 · Springman Records)

song: "The Happiest Place On Earth"

• Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA (2003 · Fat Wreck Chords)

song: "Man and Wife, the Latter (Damaged Goods)"

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• They opened for Jimmy Eat World for one of their tours.
• All members make an appearance in Emogame 2, and Conor Oberst is a playable character. His special attack is called "The Disappeared."

• The '89 Cubs
• Bright Eyes (band)
• Little Brazil
• Statistics

• Saddle Creek Records
• Desaparecidos on MySpace.com

• Lazy-i Interview: April 2001
• Lazy-i Interview: January 2002
• Lazy-i Interview: August 2002

Saddle Creek Records
Artists
Art in Manila | Azure Ray | Beep Beep | Bright Eyes | Broken Spindles | Criteria | Cursive | Desaparecidos | Eric Bachmann | The Faint | Georgie James | The Good Life Maria Taylor | Mayday | Neva Dinova | Now It's Overhead | Orenda Fink | Son, Ambulance | Sorry About Dresden | Two Gallants
Related artists
The '89 Cubs | The Bruces | Commander Venus | Consafos | Coyote Bones | Gabardine | Head of Femur | Little Brazil | Lullaby for the Working Class | Park Ave. Polecat | Rilo Kiley | Simon Joyner | Slowdown Virginia | Smashmouth | Tilly and the Wall | We'd Rather Be Flying | The White Octave |
Related topics
Coco Art | The Cog Factory | Conor Oberst | Film Streams | Lagniappe | Music in Omaha | Presto! Recording Studios | Saddle Creek 50 Slowdown | Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek | Team Love Records | Tim Kasher