And So I Watch You from Afar

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And So I Watch You from Afar
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ASIWYFA
Background information
Origin Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels Smalltown America, Richter Collective, Sargent House, Big Scary Monsters. Equal Vision, Velocity
Members
  • Rory Friers
  • Niall Kennedy
  • Ewen Friers
  • Chris Wee
Past members
  • Tony Wright [1]
  • Johnny Adger
Website asiwyfa.com

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]

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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]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
IRL
[7] 		UK
And So I Watch You from Afar ——
Gangs
  • Released: 29 April 2011
  • Label: Richter Collective
  • Formats: CD, download, LP
28—
All Hail Bright Futures
  • Released: 15 March 2013
  • Label: Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, download, LP
81—
Heirs
  • Released: 4 May 2015
  • Label: Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, download, LP
97—
The Endless Shimmering
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Label: Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, download, LP
——
Jettison——
Megafauna
  • Released: 9 August 2024
  • Label: Velocity
  • Formats: CD, download, LP
——
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Singles

List of singles
YearTitleAlbum
"Set Guitars to Kill"2009And So I Watch You from Afar
"S Is for Salamander"The Letters (EP)
"Straight Through the Sun Without a Scratch"2010Non-album single
"Search:Party:Animal"2011Gangs
"BeautifulUniverseMasterChampion"

References

  1. 1 2 ""The Spirit": Mike Watt Of The Missingmen's Favourite Albums". The Quietus . 6 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "And So I Watch You from Afar". Sargent House . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dedman, Remfry (7 October 2017). "And So I Watch You From Afar – The Endless Shimmering: Exclusive Album Stream" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gangs Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "And So I Watch You From Afar - Jettison". asiwyfa.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "And So I Watch You From Afar announce LP 7" . Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Irish Charts > And So I Watch You From Afar". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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