Payola by Desaparecidos

released June 23, 2015

PAYOLA was….

Written and Performed by Desaparecidos:

Matt Baum – Drums
Denver Dalley – Guitar
Landon Hedges – Bass, Vocals
Ian McElroy – Keyboards
Conor Oberst – Guitar, Vocals

Produced by Mike Mogis and Desaparecidos

Mixed by Mike Mogis

Engineered by Mike Mogis and
Corina Figueroa Escamilla

Additional Engineering by Ben Brodin

Recorded at ARC in Omaha, Nebraska at various
times during 2012, 2013, and 2014

Mastered by Ted Jensen
at Sterling Sound in New York City

Guest Vocalists:
Tim Kasher on “City on a Hill”
Laura Jane Grace on “Golden Parachutes”
Ralph Remmert on “Ralphy’s Cut”
The So So Glos: Alex Levine, Ryan Levine,
Matt Elkin and Zach Staggers on “Slacktivist”
Additional Guitar on “10 Steps Behind”
by Phil Reno

Artwork and Layout by Zack Nipper

All songs written by Desaparecidos

Matt Baum:
mynameismattbaum (ASCAP)
Denver Dalley:
The Last Dinosaur (SESAC)
Landon Hedges:
Jack the Nipper (BMI)
Ian McElroy:
MOUNTEVERESTAKAFIGUREITOUT (ASCAP)
Conor Oberst:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders (BMI)

Love and Gratitude:
Our families and friends. Brett Gurewitz and
everyone at Epitaph. All who contributed their
time and talents to the making of this album.
Gabe Gonzalez. Phil Schaffart. Becca Laurie.
Jacob Feinberg. Joey Lynch. Ryan Doordan.
Juan Carerra. Eric Dimenstein.
Steve Strange. Chloe Walsh. Nate Krenkel.
Matthew Kaplan. Josh Soto. Jamie and Julie at
EarthQuaker Devices. Glenna Martin.
Declan McElroy. Battle Lake, MN. All who have
inspired us and these songs by fighting for
truth, equality and true justice across the globe.

The struggle continues…