A compilation reissue of Thomas Hellman's best early work. The Quebec musician's musical history reaches back even further than his 2005 offering, L'Appartement, & that story is here. Departure Songs features 8 fully remixed and remastered songs taken from his first two indie albums: "Something Wrong" ('98) and "Stories From Oscar's Old Cafe" ('01).

Trk 1 Greyhound Song 1998 Version 2 European Train 3 You Can Take Her out Dancing 4 Quasars and Galaxies 5 Hitchhiker Song 6 Sammy 7 Sister Moon 8 Lazy Sunday 9 Greyhound Intro 10 Greyhound Song 2006 Version

French Canadian singer/songwriter Thomas Hellman makes literate country, folk, and jazz-influenced music informed by his father's Texas roots and mother's French heritage. A longtime poet, writer, and would-be academic, Hellman recorded his first two independently produced albums while studying for a master's degree in French literature. In 2005, the Montreal native released his proper debut album, L'Appartement, on Justin Time Records. In 2007, his first two albums were combined, remastered, and re-released as Departure Songs.

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