Disappears was an American

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band from

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, Illinois, United States, which formed in 2008. The band played a mixture of

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and

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. The band was formed by Brian Case (ex- 90 Day Men,

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) and Graeme Gibson and fleshed out with guitarist Jonathan Van Herik and bassist Damon Carruesco. They played

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in 2009. In 2010 their debut album ''Lux'' was released on Kranky. After their second album ''Guider'' was released in 2011,

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joined the band and the band went on tour through the US and Europe. Shelley left the group in 2012, citing touring scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Noah Leger (Electric Hawk, Anatomy of Habit). Disappears have been on hiatus as of the fall of 2016, with Damon Carruesco wanting to focus on his art and design work as well as solo musical project Tüth. The three other members debuted the new band FACS as a three-piece in January 2017.

Discography

* "DIS001", 2008 7" * "DIS002", 2008 7" * ''Live Over the Rainbo'' * ''Lux'', 2010, Kranky * ''Guider'', 2011, Kranky * ''Live at Echo Canyon'', 2012 * ''Pre Language'', 2012, Kranky * "A New House in a New Town", 2013 12" * "Kone", 2013 12" * ''

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'', 2013, Kranky * ''Irreal'', 2015, Kranky

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