Escondido is an American

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band formed in

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in 2011 by

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and Jessica Maros. They recorded their first album, ''The Ghost of Escondido'', in November 2011 over a single day. They debuted later that month at

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in Nashville. Their album was released in February 2013, with a video for the album's first single, "Black Roses", released on March 7. Escondido released their second album, ''Walking With a Stranger'', on February 5, 2016, and started touring with

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in support of the album in late February.

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