Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde were a five-piece screamo band from Glasgow, Scotland that began in 2004 and ended in 2009. They put out one LP, an EP, a demo, and one compilation track in their few years together. This was all compiled into a single discography release back in 2016. That discography release is a must-grab, but I included the individual releases (minus the compilation track) if you're interested. Sonically, they are comparable to other post-rock/screamo blended bands, such as Envy, City of Caterpillar, and Sed Non Satiata. Their dual vocal delivery is also a distinct characteristic, with the vocals alternating between layered and call-and-response screams. Without a doubt they aree on of the most essential screamo acts of their decade, so I highly recommended checking this out ASAP if it sounds up your alley. Members of Mesa Verde now play in Old Guard. Enjoy.

In This Silence We Will Slow Dance (2005)

1. Any Excuse For A Waste

2. Church Gambler

3. Aim.Method

4. Twice As Fucked In Half The Time

Amor Fati (2006)

1. Clarity With Distance

2. Substance Abuse

3. MRB

4. Dance Dance Dance

The Old Road (2008)

1. A Deep Sleep Without Dreams

2. For The Tree That Fell

3. When The Canary Dies, Run Like Fuck

4. Return To Victories

5. No More Bad Future

6. Post-Youth

Discography; 2004-2009 (2016)

1. A Deep Sleep Without Dreams

2. For The Tree That Fell

3. When The Canary Dies, Run Like Fuck

4. Return To Victories

5. No More Bad Future

6. Post-Youth

7. In '64

8. Clarity With Distance

9. Substance Abuse

10. Untitled

11. MRB

12. Dance Dance Dance

13. Any Excuse For A Waste

14. Church Gambler

15. Aim.Method

16. Twice As Fucked (In Half The Time)

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Departures

Departures are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from Glasgow, Scotland that formed in 2007. They emerged branding a similar sound to other notable UK hardcore bands such as Dead Swans and More Than Life, tearing from the inside-out. Their first full-length, When Losing Everything Is Everything You Wanted came out in 2011, and gave them a solid foot in the door for what would come next. In 2012, they signed to No Sleep Records and released another album, Teenage Haze. The melodic hardcore base that Departures had established grew to incorporate very melodic guitars, that would often intermingle between cutting leads and distortion-laden backing chords. Sonically, they have more in common with emerging American post-hardcore bands such as Pianos Become The Teeth, Touché Amoré, and Balance And Composure. Perhaps one of the most notable things about this band is the vocals. Their singer shreds his voice to the point of being hoarse to get his point across, which makes the emotionally-charged and personal lyrics much more powerful.

Overall, their sophomore album is incredibly solid, and really holds up well over time. Despite their stylistic similarities to a lot of other bands, Departures manage to hold their own without ever sounding too derivative, which is a trap that a lot of bands in this genre have fallen into in the past few years. Unfortunately there's been a bit of a gap since their last release, which was a split with Moose Blood in 2013 (also recommended). Hopefully a new album is on the way, but until then, here's what they've done so far. Enjoy.

Demo (2007)

1. Left To Drown, But Smiling

2. Out Of Season

3. First Light

4. The Sign Off

5. The Dawn Chorus

Escaping (2010)

1. To Those Concerned

2. Weak Before Winter

3. Disappointment

4. The View From Below

When Losing Everything Is Everything You Wanted (2011)

1. Fear Of Falling

2. Swallowed Up

3. Sunday

4. Disappointment

5. A Life In Pieces

6. Remembrance

7. The View From Below

8. The Last Drive

9. Midnight Lights

10. Over The Edge 

Green Turns To Red, Then Turns To Gold (2012)

1. Those Miles Meant Everything

2. Fuck Living With Sadness

Teenage Haze (2012)

1. Drained Out

2. Making Maps

3. 21

4. The Home Stretch

5. Teenage Haze

6. Those Miles Meant Everything

7. Where The Time Will Go

8. Planting Weeds

9. Small Steps

Departures/Moose Blood (2013)

1. Departures - A Song For The Sunset

2. Departures - Closing Doors

3. Moose Blood - Stay Here

4. Moose Blood - Girl

Death Touches Us, From The Moment We Begin To Love (2016)

1. Sleepless

2. The Last Dance

3. In Colour

4. Waiting

5. Broken

6. Set Adrift

7. Death of Youth

8. Lost

9. 1994

10. Memorial

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