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.
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. Their second studio album, Gangs (2011), was met with favorable reviews. The band released their third studio album, All Hail Bright Futures, on 15 March 2013 on Sargent House. Their fourth studio album, Heirs, was released in 2015. Their fifth studio album, The Endless Shimmering, was released on 20 October 2017. 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. The band released their seventh studio album, Megafauna on 9 August 2024.
Band members Current members Rory Friers – guitar Niall Kennedy – guitar Ewen Friers – bass Chris Wee – drums, percussion
Former members Jonathan Adger – bass guitar Tony Wright – guitar
Discography
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsIRLUK And So I Watch You from AfarReleased: April 13, 2009 Label: Smalltown America Formats: CD, download, LP — — GangsReleased: 29 April 2011 Label: Richter Collective Formats: CD, download, LP 28 — All Hail Bright FuturesReleased: 15 March 2013 Label: Sargent House Formats: CD, download, LP 81 — HeirsReleased: 4 May 2015 Label: Sargent House Formats: CD, download, LP 97 — The Endless ShimmeringReleased: 20 October 2017 Label: Sargent House Formats: CD, download, LP — — JettisonReleased: 18 February 2022 Label: Equal Vision, Velocity Formats: CD, download, LP — — MegafaunaReleased: 9 August 2024 Label: Velocity Formats: CD, download, LP — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart.
Singles +List of singles Year Title Album "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 "Search:Party:Animal" 2011 Gangs "BeautifulUniverseMasterChampion"
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