Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos announce first new album in 13 years
07 April 2015, 15:35
| Written by
Jessica Goodman
Conor Oberst's punk band Desaparecidos announce that Payola - their first album in over a decade - is set to see release this summer.
The follow up to their 2002 debut Read Music/Speak Spanish, Payola marks a welcome return from a band who never officially went away.
Led by frontman Conor Oberst, the man behind Bright Eyes, the band returrned for a few reunion shows some years back, but this will be the first new material in over a decade.
Desaparecidos are set to perform at this year's Coachella festival.
Payola will be released via Epitaph on 22 June.
Stream new track "City On The Hill" below.
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