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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"">Desaparecidos Announce First New Material In 10 Years<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic"">“MariKKKopa” & “Backsell” released tomorrow, August 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Desaparecidos</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">, the Nebraska-based
5-piece fronted by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Conor Oberst</b> will release their first new material in a decade on
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Thursday,</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">
August 2<sup>nd</sup> 2012. </b>Two brand new tracks, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">MariKKKopa”</b> and “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Backsell</b>” will be available tomorrow digitally and on double A-sided 7inch vinyl via the band’s website,
<a href="http://www.desaparecidosband.com/">www.desaparecidosband.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Fans can listen to a world wide
<b>exclusive</b> stream of “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">MariKKKopa</b>” and read an interview with Conor Oberst about the new material the
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Huffington Post</b> here: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/marikkkopa-conor-oberst-desaparecidos_n_1724544.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/marikkkopa-conor-oberst-desaparecidos_n_1724544.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Backsell”</b> is
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">exclusively</b> streaming on the homepage of
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Alternative Press</b> magazine: <a href="http://www.altpress.com">
www.altpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Desaparecidos’debut album
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Read Music/Speak Spanish</i></b> - released in 2002 - was universally lauded by critics and saw the band tapped for tours with the likes of Jimmy Eat World and The Promise Ring.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Entertainment Weekly</i> called it </span>
<span style="font-family:
"Century Gothic"">"the sort of howlingly tuneful Midwestern punk that disappeared with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC">Hüsker Dü</a>." M</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">ore political than Oberst’s earlier releases as Bright Eyes,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Read Music/Speak Spanish</i> turned sharp focus on capitalism, economic injustice and suburban sprawl. The new Desaparecidos songs cover some different ground, with “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">MariKKKopa</b>”
climbing inside the mind of one of vigilante sheriff Joe Arpaio’s posse members.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Desaparecidos, who last toured together in 2002, will kick off their short summer tour with a sold out show in
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Minneapolis on August 9<sup>th</sup></b>.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b>The band will also play in Omaha, Seattle, Portland, Chico, San Francisco and at Los Angeles’
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">F@#ck Yeah Fest.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Desaparecidos
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">return as the original line up of
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Conor Oberst</b> (vocals, guitar) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
Landon Hedges</b> (bass guitar, vocals), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Matt Baum</b> (drums),
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Denver Dalley </b>- (guitar) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
Ian McElroy</b> (keyboards). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Desaparecidos Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 9<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar # (SOLD OUT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 11<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>Omaha, NE @ Maha Music Festival <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 25<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market % <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 26<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom %<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 28<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">August 29<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span>San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom ^<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black">Sept 2<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
</span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""># Little Brazil support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">% Virgin Islands support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:
"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">^ The Velvet Teen support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><a href="http://www.desaparecidosband.com/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt">http://www.desaparecidosband.com/</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><a href="https://twitter.com/desaband"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt">https://twitter.com/desaband</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">More information contact:
Chloe Walsh or Carina Contreras at Press Here – 212 246 2640<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"">Chloe(at)<a href="http://PressHerePublicity.com//">PressHerePublicity.com//</a>
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