Disappears

{{Short description|American rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Disappears

| image = Disappears 2011-08-25 01.jpg

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| caption = Disappears in 2011. Left to right: Carruesco, Shelley, Case, and Van Herik

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| origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States

| genre = Alternative rock

| years_active = {{start date|2008}}–2016

| label = Kranky

| associated_acts = 90 Day Men, The Ponys, Sonic Youth

| website = {{URL|disappearsmusic.com}}

| current_members = Brian Case
Jonathan Van Herik
Damon Carruesco
Noah Leger

| past_members = Graeme Gibson
Steve Shelley

}}

Disappears was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, which formed in 2008. The band played a mixture of shoegaze, krautrock and garage rock.

The band was formed by Brian Case (ex-90 Day Men, The Ponys) and Graeme Gibson and fleshed out with guitarist Jonathan Van Herik and bassist Damon Carruesco. They played Pitchfork Music Festival in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7687-pitchfork-music-festival-2009-friday-and-saturday/2/ |title=Articles: Pitchfork Music Festival 2009: Friday and Saturday | Features |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2009-07-21 |accessdate=2013-09-12}}

In 2010 their debut album Lux was released on Kranky. After their second album Guider was released in 2011, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth joined the band{{cite web|author=Also from Thomas Michalski |url=http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-13647-disappears-add-sonic-youthrss-steve-shelley-press-forward.html |title=Disappears Add Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, Press Forward |publisher=Expressmilwaukee.com |date=2011-01-26 |accessdate=2013-09-12}} and the band went on tour through the US and Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/12/disappears_rele.html |title=Disappears releasing 'Guider' (MP3), playing shows (now with Steve Shelley on drums) - 2011 tour dates |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=2010-12-21 |accessdate=2013-09-12}}

Shelley left the group in 2012, citing touring scheduling conflicts.{{cite web|last=Warwick |first=Kevin |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/disappears-steve-shelly-legit-nordic-thunder-world-air-guitar/Content?oid=7309410 |title=Gossip Wolf: Steve Shelley disappears from Disappears | Gossip Wolf |publisher=Chicago Reader |date= 29 August 2012|accessdate=2013-09-12}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/disappears-facs-herik-jayaire-woods-sick-muse-zine/Content?oid=24910251|title=New trio FACS carries the darkness of Disappears to an unknown place|first=J.R. Nelson, Leor|last=Galil|website=Chicagoreader.com|date=3 January 2017 |accessdate=19 April 2018}}