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The Deportees’ debut album ‘The Birth of Industry’ out now!
"...a beautiful lilting tune, replete with
soaring harmonies and soundscape
vibes."
- The List
"...with a strong helping of Diarmaid O’Gallagher’s rich baritone, The Deportees’ music is rich and evocative."
- For Folk's Sake
Over three years in the making, the debut album from Aberdeen five piece The Deportees is now ready for release. The Birth of Industry is out now and available on Spotify and Apple Music.
The band recently shared the video for their latest single I Lost Her to the Sea, which premiered on The List and is also available to watch on the band's YouTube channel now.
The single orginally premiered on For Folk's Sake and is now available to stream on the band's Soundcloud page.
Intended to channel a sense of place, The Birth of Industry is heavily influenced by the unique terrain of the North East of Scotland. Conjuring images of pastoral beauty, in juxtaposition with stark industrial landscapes, it is an ambivalent love affair between five people and the place they call home. From the dark, melodic folk of A Single Truth to the lilting instrumentation and soaring harmonies of ‘I Lost Her to the Sea’ and ‘The Woods’, the album is an eclectic collection of cinematic soundscapes, each fuelled by the sweeping baritone of frontman Diarmaid O’Gallagher.
Having formed in rural Aberdeenshire at the turn of the decade after all separately playing in other bands, The Deportees came together to pay homage to the timeless music that had influenced them as youngsters. With an emphasis on natural instrumentation as a platform for strong melodies and their signature four-part vocal harmonies, the band take influence from their Celtic roots, as much as Americana and the genre-defining folk-rock of the 1980s. Now, The Deportees are ready to unveil their unique blend of rich sounds to the world in the form of this impressive debut.
Catch The Deportees live at their album launch party on 4th November 2017 at Dunbar Street Hall, Aberdeen.
The Birth of Industry, the debut album from The Deportees, is out now and available on Spotify and Apple Music.