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Like a mournful violin melody cutting through a chaotic symphony, the  

band's dark aesthetic and esoteric approach to their mix of punk and  

new wave has more in common with The Cure, The Church and Sisters Of  

Mercy than the increasingly pedestrian sub-par offerings cluttering up  

the pages of the monthly music magazines. They are a fresh breath in a  

room filled with stagnant air.

In their short existence as a band, The Dear & Departed have built a  

devoted following and boast quite a story, sharing stages with AFI and  

Avenged Sevenfold in America and overseas and laying their hat down in  

their adopted Orange County hometown to craft their lush debut album.

Chris Vrenna, whose production resume includes U2, Smashing Pumpkins  

and Killing Joke in addition to his work as drummer/programmer for  

Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Gnarls Barkley, is producing the  

band's debut album, with additional production from AFI's Jade Puget.

It is a story most Hollywood scribes would kill to have written. Dan  

Under and Joel Bourne have survived a lot together since moving to  

America from Australia and New Zealand. They have slept on couches, in  

vans and in squats and watched "sure thing" record deals fall apart.

There have been triumphs as well, including patronage from platinum  

bands (like AFI, who invited Dan Under to sing on  

"Decemberundeground") and mutual respect from cult artists alike.

In a short amount of time, The Dear & Departed has won an  

international fanbase and developed even further into a potent outfit  

that mixes in disparate influences from New Order to Placebo.

Their debut full length Something Quite Peculiar hit shelves in May  

2007 and continues to be causing serious waves in the stagnant waters  

of modern music.

Like a mournful violin melody cutting through a chaotic symphony, the  

band's dark aesthetic and esoteric approach to their mix of punk and  

new wave has more in common with The Cure, The Church and Sisters Of  

Mercy than the increasingly pedestrian sub-par offerings cluttering up  

the pages of the monthly music magazines. They are a fresh breath in a  

room filled with stagnant air.

In their short existence as a band, The Dear & Departed have built a  

devoted following and boast quite a story, sharing stages with AFI and  

Avenged Sevenfold in America and overseas and laying their hat down in  

their adopted Orange County hometown to craft their lush debut album.

Chris Vrenna, whose production resume includes U2, Smashing Pumpkins  

and Killing Joke in addition to his work as drummer/programmer for  

Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Gnarls Barkley, is producing the  

band's debut album, with additional production from AFI's Jade Puget.

It is a story most Hollywood scribes would kill to have written. Dan  

Under and Joel Bourne have survived a lot together since moving to  

America from Australia and New Zealand. They have slept on couches, in  

vans and in squats and watched "sure thing" record deals fall apart.

There have been triumphs as well, including patronage from platinum  

bands (like AFI, who invited Dan Under to sing on  

"Decemberundeground") and mutual respect from cult artists alike.

In a short amount of time, The Dear & Departed has won an  

international fanbase and developed even further into a potent outfit  

that mixes in disparate influences from New Order to Placebo.

Their debut full length Something Quite Peculiar hit shelves in May  

2007 and continues to be causing serious waves in the stagnant waters  

of modern music.