Departure Songs
by We Lost the Sea
- Type: Album
- Released: 23 July 2015
- Label: Bird's Robe
- Country: Australia
- Length: 1:07:16
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Ellen Kirkwood, Tim Mahony, Mercy College Choir
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Created in the devastating wake of their lead singer Chris Torpy's suicide, the Australian group made the difficult decision to continue entirely as an instrumental band. The resulting concept album consists of massive, emotionally overwhelming post-rock compositions dedicated to individuals who sacrificed their lives for others or exploration. It stands as a monumental, cathartic tribute to human resilience and profound grief.
Genres
Descriptors: Instrumental, Progressive, instrumental, death, conceptual, atmospheric
Tracklist
- A Gallant Gentleman (6:04)
- Bogatyri (11:40)
- The Last Dive of David Shaw (16:56)
- Challenger Part 1 - Flight (23:46)
- Challenger Part 2 - A Swan Song (8:47)
Credits
- John Gillespie Magee, Jr. - author [the poem on the inside sleeve is 'high flight' by]
- Brendon Warner - band [we lost the sea are:], guitar [guitars]
- Kieran Elliott - band [we lost the sea are:], bass
- Mark Owen - band [we lost the sea are:], guitar [guitars]
- Mathew Kelly - band [we lost the sea are:], piano, keyboards
- Nathaniel D'Ugo - band [we lost the sea are:], drums
- Tim Mahony - cello
- Ellen Kirkwood - trumpet