Desaparecidos

In his other band, the desperately sincere Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst murmurs sleepy
plaints that include, "Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet and hold the earth in
place" atop a low-fi shimmer. Desaparecidos are a different story altogether: "Got a letter
from the army/So I think that I'll enlist," Oberst declares on the acidic "The Happiest Place
on Earth," as muted feedback twists into dissonant swirls. "No, I'm not brave or p... More >

Protesting too much, with a gusto that won't be denied ("Man and Wife, the Latter [Damaged Goods]," "Hole in One")