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The band reunited in 2010 to play a Concert For Equality in its hometown of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]—an event organized by lead singer [[Conor Oberst]] to promote the repeal of then-recently enacted measures to prohibit businesses and landlords from hiring or renting to undocumented immigrants in [[Fremont, Nebraska]]. In 2012, the band worked with [[Mike Mogis]] to record some singles, and in the subsequent years recorded all the material for ''Payola''.
The band reunited in 2010 to play a Concert For Equality in its hometown of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]—an event organized by lead singer [[Conor Oberst]] to promote the repeal of then-recently enacted measures to prohibit businesses and landlords from hiring or renting to undocumented immigrants in [[Fremont, Nebraska]]. In 2012, the band worked with [[Mike Mogis]] to record some singles, and in the subsequent years recorded all the material for ''Payola''.


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==Critical reception==
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| MC = 76/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/payola/desaparecidos |title=Critic Reviews for Payola by Desaparecidos|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref>

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Payola is the second studio album by the American rock band Desaparecidos, released on June 23, 2015, through Epitaph Records.[1]

Background and recording

While Read Music/Speak Spanish, the band's first album, focused on themes relating to socioeconomics, marriage, and the American workforce, Payola consciously tackles a wider range of political issues. Payola is a cohesive body of raw, loud, and angry songs about endemic injustice, racial profiling, the mistreatment of immigrants, corporate greed, and domestic spying.[2]

The band reunited in 2010 to play a Concert For Equality in its hometown of Omaha—an event organized by lead singer Conor Oberst to promote the repeal of then-recently enacted measures to prohibit businesses and landlords from hiring or renting to undocumented immigrants in Fremont, Nebraska. In 2012, the band worked with Mike Mogis to record some singles, and in the subsequent years recorded all the material for Payola.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
Absolute Punk8.5/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
Pitchfork Media7.6/10[9]
Pop Matters[10]
Paste8.8/10[11]
Mojo[12]

Payola reached the number 160 position of the Billboard 200 on July 11 of 2015.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Left is Right"2:25
2."The Underground Man"2:24
3."City on the Hill"3:09
4."Golden Parachutes"2:03
5."Radicalized"2:49
6."MariKKKopa"2:46
7."Te Amo Camila Vallejo"3:38
8."Ralphy's Cut"3:22
9."Backsell"3:13
10."Slacktivist"2:54
11."Search the Searches"2:31
12."10 Steps Behind"2:58
13."Von Maur Massacre"2:26
14."Anonymous"3:44
Total length:40:27

Personnel

Cameos on the album include Tim Kasher of Cursive (on "City on the Hill"), Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! (on "Golden Parachutes"), and the So So Glos (on "Slacktivist"). Tracks including "MariKKKopa", "Backsell", "Anonymous", "The Left Is Right", "Te Amo Camila Vallejo", and "The Underground Man" were previously released as singles.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Desaparecidos - Payola - Epitaph Records".
  2. ^ "First Listen: Desaparecidos, Payola".
  3. ^ "Critic Reviews for Payola by Desaparecidos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ Monger, James Christopher (23 June 2015). "Payola - Desaparecidos". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. ^ McCown, Alex. FDesaparecidos return 13 years later with intensity fully intact. The A.V. Club. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ^ Cosores, Philip. "Desaparecidos – Payola - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ^ Doherty, Kelly. "Desaparecidos - Payola". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. ^ Bakare, Lanre. Desaparecidos: Payola review – middling return for Conor Oberst's punk project. The Guardian. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ^ Cohen, Ian (22 June 2015). "Desaparecidos: Payola". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Sean. Desaparecidos: Payola. Popmatters. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  11. ^ Kane, Tyler R.. Desaparecidos: Payola Review. Paste. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  12. ^ Monger, James Christopher. Desaparecidos- Payola. Spin. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ Minsker, Evan (April 6, 2015). "Conor Oberst's Band Desaparecidos Announce New Album Payola, Share 'City on the Hill'". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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