Despistado is a
Canadian
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indie rock
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band from
Regina, Saskatchewan
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.
History
Despistado was active from 2001 to 2004, and 2013 - present.
["Despistado Reunite for Western Canadian Tour, Hint at New Material"]
''Exclaim!
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'', July 12, 2013. The band consisted of vocalist and
guitar
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ist Dagan Harding, guitarist Leif Thorseth,
bassist
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Joel Passmore and
drum
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mer Brenan Schwartz.
Despistado released their first EP, ''The Emergency Response EP'' in 2002 (produced by David j Taylor); it was subsequently re-released in 2004 on
Jade Tree Records
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History
Origin (1987–1990)
In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in Washingto ...
.
Widely hyped as a "next big thing",
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.
In 2004, "A Stirstick's Prediction" was contributed to the compilation album "Take Action! Vol 4".
After many cross-Canada tours in 2004
and touring through the U.S., the band was left exhausted and riven by personal and business tensions. They subsequently returned home to prepare for an international tour in the fall of 2004 with
. However, due to stresses of touring life, and a lack of shared business goals, the band suffered their first break up. Subsequently, their full-length album ''The People of and Their Verses'' was digitally released on Jade Tree in December of 2005.
performing some new material during the latter tour.
and have acknowledged but not yet officially confirmed to the media the possibility of recording a new album in the future.
in Oct 2021.
* ''The Emergency Response'' (2002)
* ''The People of and Their Verses'' (2005)
* Nocturnal Anthem (2021)