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THE DEPARTURE

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The Departure
 The Departure was an England|English rock band from Northampton, formed in January 2004. Their debut album, ''Dirty Words'', was released 13 June 2005 by Parlophone. A second album was expected to be released in early 2008, but wasn't. The band finished on 30 January 2008.

History
The group formed in January 2004 after starting in Northampton as a collaboration between a former Christian commune member David Jones (vocals/guitar) and his friend Sam Harvey (guitar).[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/departure.htm] After recruiting old school associate Ben Winton (bass) and Lee Irons (guitar), the lineup was completed with the addition of Andy Hobson (drums) via a website.[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/departure.htm] Jones described the concept of the band to music webzine Drowned in Sound: "We all got quite excited about the whole ethos of what we’re trying to do, which is to take 1980s reference points and transcend them into modern day, edgy, instant kind of sounds."<ref name=drowned1>{{cite web
|url= http://drownedinsound.com/articles/9816
|title= In 20 years it's not going to be what we look like that matters
|accessdate= 2008-02-19
|last= Gourlay
|first= Dom
|work= Drowned in Sound
</ref>

They were signed to Parlophone Records after playing only three gigs and being together for just four months,<ref name=drow... read all

The Departure top albums

  1. Dirty Words
  2. All Mapped Out
  3. Started our Suicide Cult
  4. Under The Stairs (Live At The ICA)
  5. All Mapped Out Remapped Out
  6. Arms Around Me
  7. All Mapped Out Emperor Machine Dub
  8. Be My Enemy
  9. Lump in My Throat
    10. ...show all albums

The Departure top songs and lyrics

  1. Be My Enemy
  2. All Mapped Out
  3. Just Like TV
  4. Arms Around Me
  5. Only Human
  6. Talkshow
  7. Lump in My Throat
  8. Dirty Words
  9. Don't Come Any Closer
  10. Changing Pilots
  11. Time
  12. Only Tears
  13. Under the Stairs (Live at the ICA)
  14. All Mapped Out (Remapped Out)
  15. Blackout
  16. Arms Around Me (BBC 6music Session)
  17. She's in Stereo
  18. All Mapped Out (¥£$ Remix)
  19. Discordia
  20. All Mapped Out (The Emperor Machine - Dub)
  21. White Light Chamber
  22. Carved
  23. Seven Years (album mp3)
  24. The City Blurs Your Eyes
  25. She Turns
    26. ...show all songs

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