The Departure

The Departure are David Jones (vocals), Sam Harvey (lead guitar), Lee Irons (guitar/backing vocals), Ben Winton (bass) and Andy Hobson (drums). They live in Northampton, which has the distinction of being Britain’s biggest town (it lacks the cathedral that would give it city status) but which otherwise is a town like any other: a good record shop, a couple of live venues, but no real music scene as such. But all of this was just another incentive to The Departure, who were determined to make their own fun, in their own way. “We were bored, and we wanted to get up and do something with our lives,” says Lee. “And what better way than writing songs and being in a band? It’s the most exciting and passionate way of expressing yourself.”

The five members each bring their own very different influences and personalities into the mix, but three albums were key at the start: U2’s ‘War’, The Smiths ‘Meat Is Murder’, and Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’. Until he was 16 David grew up in a commune without TV or radio, giving him a naïve, quirky take on popular culture. Throw The Cure, Magazine and Echo & The Bunnymen into the mix, Ben’s love of soul and funk, Lee’s parents’ Motown collection, Andy’s parents passion for roots music, Sam’s year of studying jazz theory at college (“I only did it to look clever!”) and you’re starting to get some idea of the Departure, although like all bands, together they’re much more than the sum of their individual influences. “We all fit together very well,” Andy points out. “All the parts are there for a reason, it’s all carefully thought about.”

The Departure - Dirty Words [2005]

Label: Parlophone

Bit Rate: 320 kb/ps

ფაილის ზომა: 67.8 MB

1. Just Like TV

2. Talkshow

3. Only Human

4. All Mapped Out

5. Arms Around Me

6. Lump In My Throat

7. Don't Come Any Closer

8. Changing Pilots

9. Be My Enemy

10. Time

11. Dirty Words

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