And So I Watch You from Afar (album)

Last updated

And So I Watch You From Afar
Asiwyfa.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 April 2009 (2009-04-13)
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Post-rock
Instrumental rock
Math rock
Length64:36
Label Smalltown America
ASIWYFA Albums chronology
And So I Watch You From Afar
(2009)
Gangs
(2011)

And So I Watch You From Afar is the self-titled, first studio album from the Northern Irish instrumental band And So I Watch You From Afar, released in April 2009. It was re-released in 2013 as a special edition and included four tracks from the Letters EP.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Set Guitars to Kill"5:29
2."A Little Bit of Solidarity goes a Long Way"3:25
3."Clench Fists, Grit Teeth...Go!"6:19
4."I Capture Castles"7:17
5."Start a Band"4:53
6."Tip of the Hat, Punch in the Face"4:21
7."If It Ain't Broke...Break It"6:21
8."These Riots Are Just the Beginning"4:48
9."Don't Waste Time Doing Things You Hate"7:31
10."The Voiceless"6:27
11."Eat the City, Eat It Whole"7:45
Total length:64:36
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."S Is For Salamander"3:59
13."D Is For Django The Bastard"2:32
14."B Is For B-Side"2:49
15."K Is For Killing Spree (An Ode To)"6:43
Total length:80:39

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Avalanche Recordings is an independent record label, founded by English musician Justin Broadrick in 1999. It is named after Broadrick's own recording studio, Avalanche Studios, and mainly releases Justin Broadrick's projects.

Smalltown America (STA) was a UK-based independent record label formed in 2001. Staff are currently based in London and Derry, and the label has a stated aim of "cultivating a productive staff of music lovers and a self-sustainable business model, through which artists can release the best records they can possibly produce."

<i>Dicks Picks Volume 18</i> 2000 live album by Grateful Dead

Dick's Picks Volume 18 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on February 3, 1978, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin and on February 5, 1978, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. There are also two songs from the February 4, 1978 show at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The album was released in June 2000.

Public Relations Exercise were a Leicester, England based post-hardcore/alternative rock group. A five-piece combining aspects of math rock, layered with penetrative and socially observant lyrics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Dangerfields</span> Musical artist

The Dangerfields are a punk rock/heavy metal band based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2000. Fronted by drummer and lead vocalist Andrew Griswold, the band has gone through many line-up changes. They have released one album and four EPs, and played more than 800 live gigs, including playing their 666th gig on 06/06/06.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LaFaro</span>

LaFaro were a four-piece alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They consisted of Jonny Black (guitar/vocals), Dave Magee (guitar), Herb Magee (Bass) and Alan Lynn (drums).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt Vile</span> American musician (born 1980)

Kurt Samuel Vile is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work, music released under the name "Kurt Vile and The Violators," and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, the Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich, Kyle Spence (drums) and Adam Langellotti.

Sargent House is an American management company and record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and also owns a music video production company called Refused TV. Pellow began managing the rock outfit RX Bandits in 2006. The band needed to release its new album ...And the Battle Begun, so Pellow decided to launch her own record label. From that point onward, Pellow continued to manage bands and release records, all under the Sargent House banner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">And So I Watch You from Afar</span> Northern Irish band

And So I Watch You from Afar is a Northern Irish instrumental rock band from Belfast, composed of guitarists Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy, bassist Ewen Friers and drummer Chris Wee.

<i>Gangs</i> (album) 2011 studio album by And So I Watch You From Afar

Gangs is the second studio album by the Northern Irish post-rock band And So I Watch You From Afar, released on 29 April 2011 on Richter Collective.

More Than Conquerors were an alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

<i>All Hail Bright Futures</i> 2013 studio album by And So I Watch You From Afar

All Hail Bright Futures is the third album from Northern Irish band And So I Watch You From Afar, released on 15 March 2013. It was produced and mixed by Rocky O'Reilly.

Avalanche Recordings is an independent record label, founded by English musician Justin Broadrick in 1999. It is named after Broadrick's own recording studio, Avalanche Studios, and mainly releases Justin Broadrick's projects.

<i>Afar</i> (album) 2012 studio album by Ice Choir

Afar is the debut studio album of Ice Choir, the project of former the Pains of Being Pure at Heart drummer and the Depreciation Guild lead Kurt Feldman. It was released on July 31, 2012, by Underwater Peoples. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, with positive reviews highlighting Feldman's use of the 1980s influences and more varied responses criticizing the cheesiness.

<i>Heirs</i> (album) 2015 studio album by And So I Watch You From Afar

Heirs is the fourth studio album by And So I Watch You From Afar. Released on 4 May 2015, the album was made available to stream through the online music publication The Fader a week before its release, which revealed the track listing of the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">VerseChorusVerse</span> Musical artist

VerseChorusVerse is the musical moniker of the Irish musician, writer and actor Tony Wright. He is the founding member of And So I Watch You From Afar.

<i>The Endless Shimmering</i> 2017 studio album by And So I Watch You from Afar

The Endless Shimmering is the fifth full-length studio album by And So I Watch You from Afar, released on 20 October 2017. The album's cover is a photograph taken by drummer Chris Wee's friend of his daughter with their dog.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Who Cares (Paul McCartney song)</span> 2018 single by Paul McCartney

"Who Cares" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released as the third single from Egypt Station on 17 December 2018. The song was previously released as a promo track ahead of the album on September 6, 2018.

<i>The Popes Sister</i> 2011 studio album by Music for Dead Birds

The Pope's Sister is the second studio album by Irish anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.

<i>Megafauna</i> (album) 2024 studio album by And So I Watch You from Afar

Megafauna is the seventh studio album by Northern Irish band And So I Watch You from Afar. It was released on 9 August 2024. The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Do Mór", released on 17 May 2024.

References