Desaparecidos - Payola

It’s easy to assume that after spending over a decade away from a band, the members might have gotten a little less angry. If any group are evidence of the opposite, however, it’s Desaparecidos. After all, with their politically-supercharged debut effort ‘Read Music / Speak Spanish’ being released in the still-fresh wake of the September 11th tragedy, they made quite the name for themselves while causing quite the backlash. Some twelve years later, they band are back together - after never officially calling it quits – and they’re sounding just as pissed off as they did the first time around.

Reuniting back in 2010 for a one-off performance at Omaha’s Concert for Equality seemed to be the redefining moment of the band. Not only did it see the group rekindle their childhood friendships, but it offered up a new agenda that’s shaped their sophomore record. This is a full-length that punches with one hand and offers help with the other. It shapes noise, aggression and disillusionment – of which, lyrically, there’s plenty – and gives it a platform, a chance to be heard.