And So I Watch You from Afar
| And So I Watch You From Afar | |
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ASIWYFA
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Post-rock, instrumental rock, math rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Smalltown America (2007-2010) Richter Collective (2011-2012) Sargent House |
| Associated acts | Axis Of VerseChorusVerse 7.5 Tonnes Of Beard |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | Rory Friers Niall Kennedy Johnny Adger Chris Wee |
| Past members | Tony Wright |
And So I Watch You From Afar are a four-piece rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band consists of Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy on guitar, Johnny Adger on bass and Chris Wee on drums. They wrote and released two albums and two EPs with former member Tony Wright. They write largely instrumental music with group vocals in parts; Friers writes a lot of the music, but they arrange and contribute to these songs in the rehearsal room as a three-piece to make them into finished songs. They are signed to Richter Collective, and in October 2011 the band announced a deal in North America with management and record label Sargent House, who released Gangs on November 8, 2011.
Contents
History
Their self-titled debut album was named the 6th best album of 2009 by Rock Sound.[1]
At the end of August 2011 one of the four founding members, Tony Wright, left ASIWYFA.
In August 2012, the band embarked on a 5 city China tour organised by Beijing and Shanghai based company Split Works.[2]
Fourth studio album
On July 7, 2014, ASIWYFA began recording their fourth studio album.[3][4] The album, called “Heirs” was released on May 5, 2015.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| 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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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. | |||
Singles
| 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. | |||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| 2007 | This Is Our Machine And Nothing Can Stop It
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Tonight The City Burns
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| 2010 | The Letters
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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. | ||||||
Band members
- Jonathan Adger – bass
- Rory Friers – guitar
- Niall Kennedy – guitar
- Chris Wee – drums, percussion
Former member
- Tony Wright – guitar
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