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The Departure is an English rock band from Northampton, that formed in
January 2004. Their debut album, Dirty Words, was released 13 June 2005 by
Parlophone.
History The Departure formed in January 2004 after initially starting life
in Northampton as a collaboration between a former Christian commune
inhabitant called David Jones (vocals/guitar) and his friend Sam Harvey
(guitar)[LINK: http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/departure.htm] [1]. 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[LINK: http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/departure.htm] [2]. 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,
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Discography
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