SKETCH OF A PROMISED DEPARTURE / Joe Pug returns with new album Sketch of a Promised Departure - an album about a young person's journey from childhood to adulthood, with all of the attendant loss of innocence that entails. And it's not just a story about the wild potential and triumphs of that journey but a story about the danger that's inherent in that transition. - This album is about a young person's journey from childhood to adulthood, with all of the attendant loss of innocence that entails. And it's not just a story about the wild potential and triumphs of that journey. It's a story about the danger that's inherent in that transition.