And So I Watch You from Afar | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
Genres | |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Smalltown America, Richter Collective, Sargent House, Big Scary Monsters. Equal Vision, Velocity |
Members |
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Past members |
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Website | asiwyfa |
And So I Watch You from Afar is a Northern Irish instrumental rock band from Belfast, [1] composed of guitarists Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy, bassist Ewen Friers and drummer Chris Wee. [2]
The band released two albums with former member Tony Wright, who was replaced by Niall Kennedy in 2011. The band signed with Richter Collective, and in October 2011 announced a deal in North America with management and record label Sargent House.
They released their self-titled debut studio album on 13 April 2009. [3] Their second studio album, Gangs (2011), [3] was met with favorable reviews. [4] The band released their third studio album, All Hail Bright Futures , on 15 March 2013 on Sargent House. [3] Their fourth studio album, Heirs , was released in 2015. [3] Their fifth studio album, The Endless Shimmering , was released on 20 October 2017. [3] On 18 February 2022, the band released their sixth album, Jettison, an ambitious "multimedia long form ensemble piece" with spoken word features throughout from Emma Ruth Rundle and Neil Fallon. [5] The band released their seventh studio album, Megafauna on 9 August 2024. [6]
Current members
Former members
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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IRL [7] | UK | ||
And So I Watch You from Afar |
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Gangs |
| 28 | — |
All Hail Bright Futures |
| 81 | — |
Heirs |
| 97 | — |
The Endless Shimmering |
| — | — |
Jettison |
| — | — |
Megafauna |
| — | — |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Album |
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"Set Guitars to Kill" | 2009 | And So I Watch You from Afar |
"S Is for Salamander" | The Letters (EP) | |
"Straight Through the Sun Without a Scratch" | 2010 | Non-album single |
"Search:Party:Animal" | 2011 | Gangs |
"BeautifulUniverseMasterChampion" |