And So I Watch You from Afar (album)

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And So I Watch You From Afar
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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

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