Despistado
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Despistado | |
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Origin | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Genres | indie rock |
Years active | 2001–2004, 2013-present |
Labels | Jade Tree |
Past members | Dagan Harding Leif Thorseth Joel Passmore Brenan Schwartz |
Despistado was a Canadian indie rock band from Regina, Saskatchewan.
History
Despistado was active from 2001 to 2004.[1] The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Dagan Harding, guitarist Leif Thorseth, bassist Joel Passmore and drummer Brenan Schwartz.[2]
Despistado released their first EP, The Emergency Response, in 2002 (produced by David j Taylor); it was subsequently re-released in 2004 on Jade Tree Records.[1] Widely hyped as a "next big thing", the band's single "A Stirstick's Prediction" was used in a commercial for T-Mobile.[3] After many cross-Canada tours in 2004[4] which reportedly left the band exhausted and riven by personal tensions,[2] they returned home to prepare for an international tour in the fall;[2] due to family obligations, Passmore declined to participate in the fall tour through the United States with The Weakerthans, and was temporarily replaced by Robin Sernich.[2] On that tour, the interpersonal dynamics within the band continued to deteriorate, and by Christmas the band had broken up.[2] Their full-length album The People of and Their Verses, completed before the band's breakup, was subsequently released on Jade Tree in 2005.[1]
Passmore is currently in the bands Sylvie and Rah Rah;[3] Harding released his first solo album "Best Times" under his own name, as well as playing with Thorseth in the band Geronimo and collaborating together on new material; and Schwartz played with Anatta prior to that band's breakup.[1]
The band undertook a brief reunion tour in 2009.[1] They again reunited in 2013 for a tour of Western Canada,[1] performing some new material during the latter tour.[1] The band have planned for a vinyl reissue of The People of and Their Verses,[3] and have acknowledged but not yet officially confirmed to the media the possibility of recording a new album in the future.[3]
Discography
- The Emergency Response (2002)
- The People of and Their Verses (2005)
See also
- Music of Canada
- Music of Saskatchewan
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Despistado Reunite for Western Canadian Tour, Hint at New Material". Exclaim!, July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Despistado Bassist Muses About What Could Have Been". Chart, April 5, 2005.
- ^ a b c d "The triumphant return of Regina’s Despistado". Ominocity, April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Despistado represent Jade Tree across Canada". Chart, May 10, 2004.
- Musical groups established in 2001
- Musical groups disestablished in 2004
- Canadian indie rock groups
- Musical groups from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Jade Tree Records artists
- Musical groups reestablished in 2013
- 2001 establishments in Saskatchewan
- 2004 disestablishments in Canada
- 2013 establishments in Saskatchewan
- Canadian musical group stubs