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Despistado

Rating: NNNN


Last year, this promising quartet from Regina signed to American indie Jade Tree, home to Pedro the Lion and tons of other emo acts. The band was hot, and then a few months after the release of their debut EP, they unfortunately did the collapse and broke up. Too bad, cuz Despistado had a knack for writing jumpy, shouty indie punk that never got too jock and stayed on the thinking person’s tip. On this posthumously released LP, their detached, math-inspired noise rumbles on, but the attack is focused and the playing tighter. Considering these guys were barely legal, it woulda been interesting to hear what they did next. A fitting swan song.

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