Despistado
| Despistado | |
|---|---|
| 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 is currently in the band The War Doves, he has his own solo project, as well as playing with Thorseth in the band Geronimo; 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Despistado Reunite for Western Canadian Tour, Hint at New Material". Exclaim!, July 12, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Despistado Bassist Muses About What Could Have Been". Chart, April 5, 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The triumphant return of Regina’s Despistado". Ominocity, April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Despistado represent Jade Tree across Canada". Chart, May 10, 2004.