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The Departure

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The Departure: Dirty Words

In an era of bands obsessed with the glassy disembodiment of Joy Division, the Departure are the first band to nail Curtis's alien menace, to wipe away the last identifiable traces of the human artist. [15 June 2005]

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DVDs
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Books
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Multimedia
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News
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