Desaparecidos are an indie punk band based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Side project of once wunderkind now indie legend Conor Oberst. The band's first album Read Music/Speak Spanish was released early in 2002 months after 9/11 attacks and is very critical of American consumerist culture and the American state at a time when patriotism was at an all time high. Oberst was 21 or 22 when he wrote this protest song and released it within months of 9/11:
The band's second album Payola (released June 2015 before Trump was a candidate) is also very political and leftist. The sound is a lot more polished as Oberst had more than a decade between Desa records to improve his ideas and connections as a studio recording artist. Some of the political topics covered in the album weren't really mainstream fare at the time the album was released but became extremely relevant following 2016 election, and the rest were very critical of American culture and state in wake of great recession. I change my mind on which album I prefer every year.
Notice in the end of this video, released in 2015, where the animated members of band are playing outro on top of "Blump Tower"
The band's second album Payola (released June 2015 before Trump was a candidate) is also very political and leftist. The sound is a lot more polished as Oberst had more than a decade between Desa records to improve his ideas and connections as a studio recording artist. Some of the political topics covered in the album weren't really mainstream fare at the time the album was released but became extremely relevant following 2016 election, and the rest were very critical of American culture and state in wake of great recession. I change my mind on which album I prefer every year.
Notice in the end of this video, released in 2015, where the animated members of band are playing outro on top of "Blump Tower"
