Payola

fantano

Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos drop a politically charged comeback album.

pitchfork

On Read Music/Speak Spanish, Desaparecidos saw themselves in the lineage of the Clash. 13 years later on Payola, they find their inner Sex Pistols: more cynical, more in character, taking advantage of no-win, no-future situations to create potent, punk rock theater. It is by far Conor Oberst's most fun record. Because really, it's his only fun record.

thelineofbestfit

Conor Oberst switches through the gears by reviving Desaparecidos' spirited punk