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 | Rory Friers Niall Kennedy Ewen Friers Chris Wee |
Past members | Tony Wright
[1] Johnny Adger |
Website |
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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 April 13, 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 March 15, 2013 on Sargent House. [3] Their fourth studio album, Heirs (2015). [3] Their fifth studio album, The Endless Shimmering, was released on October 20, 2017. [3] On February 18th, 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]
Current Members
Former members
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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IRL [6] |
UK | ||
2009 |
And So I Watch You From Afar
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— | — |
2011 | Gangs | 28 | — |
2013 |
All Hail Bright Futures
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81 | — |
2015 |
Heirs
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97 | — |
2017 |
The Endless Shimmering
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— | — |
2022 | Jettison
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— | — |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album |
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IRL | |||
2009 | "Set Guitars To Kill" | — | And So I Watch You From Afar |
"S Is For Salamander" | — | The Letters EP | |
2010 | "Straight Through The Sun Without A Scratch" | — | |
2011 | "Search:Party:Animal" | — | Gangs |
"BeautifulUniverseMasterChampion" | — | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart. |