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And So I Watch You From Afar do Two Nights in Dublin - Live Review Night 1
And So I Watch You From Afar in Whelan’s, Dublin on 15 May 2013.
To celebrate the launch of their third studio album “All Hail Bright Futures”, Belfast noise merchants And So I Watch You From Afar descended on Whelan’s last night for the first of two Dublin shows. With the new album taking the band in several different musical directions, it was always going to come down to how the material sounded live. Sure enough the band did not disappoint, bringing their trademark ferocious intensity to both old songs and new.
With ASIWYFA curating the support lineup on the night, the diverse opening acts reflected the multitude of influences held by the band.
ASIWYFA’s entrance was heralded by the opening tack of “All Hail Bright Futures”. Starting with a tropical calypso sound, Eunoia increased in intensity as the band emerged and took their places, launching into Big Thinks Do Remarkable with sheer unbridled vigour. This was followed by the even more energetic and chaotic Like A Mouse. This opening salvo of new tracks proved just how well the new material works on a live stage, with the new addition of group vocals giving the crowd a chance to chant along in unison. The tracks may have been new, but it was clear that the audience were already familiar with them.
BEARDED MAGAZINE: Pretty Much sums it up ASIWYFA is a band NEVER to miss Live
Tonight was always going to be good, but for something so beautiful, so epic, so special to come from within London’s Garage took me completely by surprise. Never have I been more impressed by a band’s live performance.
This four piece from Ireland are unique. They are a band of brothers in the truest sense. They clearly love each other, love their songs and adore their fans. This is the formula responsible for the special sound they produced tonight. Without any stage facade, glaring lights and a tonne of lyrics to fall back on, ASIWYFA managed to captivate an entire room. The word magical does not do them justice.
This is ASIWYFA’s first sold out concert outside of Ireland. They are grateful and humble (note frontman Rory Friers finishing every song with a thank you) and phenomenal; deserving every inch of adoration they are receiving tonight. Right from the first song the boys are playing like they’re trying to destroy the building. Except it’s not just loud, its perfect. Chris Wee is not your average drummer. His energy and skill provide the rest of the band with a wild and insane beat, not once struggling or fading away into an unnoticeable backdrop.
And So I Watch You From Afar Announce TONS of Festival plays this Summer EU
And So I Watch You From Afar continue to bring their live show to the masses with a load of European Festivals announced and a big Irish run.
Still more dates to come and a Fall USA tour to be announced… so stay tuned.
SEE ALL SHOW DETAILS HERE
AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR 2013
May 03, 2013 - Draperstown, NI @ Cellar Bar
May 04, 2013 - Louth, IE @ Vantastival Festival
May 05, 2013 - Castlebar, IE @ TF Royal Theatre
May 11, 2013 - Belfast, NI @ The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
May 15, 2013 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
May 16, 2013 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
May 20, 2013 - Essen, DE @ Pfingst Open Air Werden
July 13, 2013 - Gloucestershire, UK @ 2000 Trees Festival
July 18, 2013 - Benicàssim, UK @ FIB - Benicassim Festival
July 20, 2013 - Steventon, UK @ Truck Festival
July 21, 2013 - Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival
July 28, 2013 - Leeuwarden, NL @ Welcome To The Village Festival
Aug 02, 2013 - Cork, IE @ Indiependence Music & Arts Festival
Aug 23, 2013 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
Aug 25, 2013 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
Aug 31, 2013 - Somerset, UK @ ArcTanGent Festival
Rock A Rolla Magazine Features And So I Watch You From Afar & Reviews Tera Melos’ X’ed Out
And So I Watch You From Afar are featured in the April/May 2013 issue of Rock A Rolla Magazine as well as a fantastic review of the new Tera Melos album X’ed Out on newstands now! 
STENCIL Magazine: Interview with And So I Watch You From Afar’s Rory Friers
BBC Post of the Live And So I Watch You From Afar Session - One week Only
Check out And So I Watch You From Afar performing their song “Big Thinks Do Remarkable” from their new album All Hail Bright Futures live on BBC Radio Ulster - the audio is now posted for this week only HERE.
And don’t miss ASIWYFA on their headline EU Tour now - SEE ALL DATES HERE
Two Tube TV: Video interview with And So I Watch You From Afar
And So I Watch You From Afar sat down, crossed their legs and chatted it up with Two Tube TV. Don’t miss ASIWYFA on tour NOW in Europe SEE ALL DATES HERE
And So I Watch You From Afar ” All Hail Bright Futures” released today March 19th - with great album reviews
And So I Watch You From Afar’s new album “All Hail Bright Futures” comes out everywhere today, March 19, 2013 on Sargent House and so many great reviews are coming out it’s just too much to post each. Below you can click on any publications link and see the full review. Thanks to all that have listened!
To Order on Vinyl or CD from the band click HERE
Available at all digital retailers w/ 2 bonus tracks
ITUNES, AMAZON, or the bands own store HERE
Don’t miss ASIWYFA on TOUR NOW - SEE ALL DATES .
This Weeks Best Albums - Week of March 19th, 2013
“Glistening guitar textures and extra-thick bass licks again lead the way, but there are more than a few simple and harmonized vocal refrains to go with intermittent usage of voice as texture. And with sonic switcheroos in the form of trumpet, flute, and synthesizers, the latest from ASIWYFA announces the band’s own bright future.” - Alarm
“The sun is shining, the party’s started. ASIWYFA sound like they’re having fun shaping and performing this music, and you’ll want to be part of it. ” - BBC Music 
“their new album is definitely their best yet.” - The 405
“If All Hail Bright Futures is anything, it’s definitely not more of the same. It is daring, adventurous, breathtaking and – above all else – bloody brilliant.” - State.IE
“Everything about And So I Watch You From Afar’s third record is staggeringly delightful. From beginning to end it is a wonderful medley full of bombast and cheer” - The Line of Best Fit 
“ASIWYFA reveal that beneath the sixteenth notes and rapid drum fills there is a beating, vivacious heart. All Hail Bright Futures indeed.”
- Pop Matters
” I love the state of duality the newest album of theirs holds, riding a fine line between anthemic high energy rock and colorfully enriched deviations into experimental forms. All Hail Bright Futures is a phenomenal piece of modern art.” - Sound Colour Vibration
VICE’s NOISEY: Full Album Stream a week early of And So I Watch You From Afar “All Hail Bright Futures”
Here’s And So I Watch You From Afar’s newest effort, All Hail Bright Futures, due out next Tuesday, March 19th on Sargent House Records. Stream it below via SoundCloud, and pre-order the album from the band’s website, or on iTunes.
SEE ALL TOUR DATES FOR ASIWYFA
BBC Music Album Review: And So I Watch You From Afar
What are And So I Watch You From Afar up to? Haven’t they seen the news recently? The world’s gone wrong: massive global debt, massive unemployment and B*Witched are reforming. Misery. Everywhere.
Yet this, the Belfast band’s third album, is ridiculously optimistic and happy. It’s downright chirpy. It whisks you away to a beach party in the Caribbean where the sun’s shining and everyone’s laughing and dancing.
ASIWYFA’s mostly-instrumental rock has always been full of flair and bombast. Their success as a band is built on the understanding that instrumental rock can plod and get dull unless you propel it forward with powerful riffs, shape-shifting rhythms and catchy melodies. As a result, their music is never boring.
Previous album Gangs was built on shrill guitars and aggression. As it ducked and wove, it resembled prog rock. All Hail Bright Futures retains some of that template, but with a lighter touch and a broader sonic palette. The music is always on its toes, eager to spring off somewhere new.
Rocksound Magazine & The Fly Review And So I Watch You From Afar
Total Guitar Magazine’s album review of And So I Watch You From Afar’s “All Hail Bright Futures”
“This is mandatory listening for those who have lost their faith in Rock n’ Roll’s power to surprise” - Rock-A-Rolla Magazine album review of And So I Watch You From Afar
Great album review from Rock A Rolla Magazine of the new And So I Watch You From Afar out March 19, 2013 worldwide on Sargent House.
DON’T MISS ASIWYFA ON TOUR SEE ALL DATES HERE
And So I Watch You From Afar add Irish shows to the start of their headline EU Tour & Announce some Summer Festival Plays
And So I Watch You From Afar have just added a few additional shows in Ireland before starting their full EU tour that coincides with the release of their new album, All Hail Bright Futures. Tour support on the EU dates will be Gallops. The announcement comes a week after their European Tour Announcement and new track premiere via DIY Magazine of the song “Big Thinks Do Impossible” . Also announced are the first two festival plays for Summer at 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent Festival.
AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR 2013
Fri 01, Mar, 2013- Portrush, N. Ireland @ Retro Bar
Fri 22 Mar, 2013 - Newry, Ireland @ Amplified
Sat 23 Mar, 2013 - Waterford, Ireland @ The Forum
Sun 24 Mar, 2013 - Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue
Thu 28 Mar, 2013 - Limerick @ Dolans Warehouse
ASIWYFA & GALLOPS
Apr 02, 2013 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk
Apr 03, 2013 - Modena, Italy @ La Tenda
Apr 04, 2013 - Rome, Italy @ Traffic Club
Apr 05, 2013 - Conegliano, Italy @ Appartamento Hoffman
Apr 06, 2013 - Vienna, Austria @ Flex
Apr 07, 2013 - Munich, Germany @ Strom
Apr 08, 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ MelkWeg
Apr 09, 2013 - Berlin, Germany @ Lido
Apr 10, 2013 - Hamburg, Germany@ HafenKlang
Apr 11, 2013 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik
Apr 12, 2013 - Koln, Germany @ Gebauede 9
Apr 13, 2013 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom
Apr 15, 2013 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
Apr 16, 2013 - London, UK @ Garage
Apr 17, 2013 - Bristol, UK @ The Thekla
Apr 18, 2013 - Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute (Temple and Library)
Apr 19, 2013 - Glasgow, SL, UK @ O2 ABC
Apr 20, 2013 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3
FESTIVALS
Jul 13, 2013 - Gloucestershire, UK @ 2000 Trees Festival
Aug 31,2013 - Somerset, UK @ ArcTanGentFestival
SEE ALL SHOW DETAILS HERE
DIY PREMIERE: And So I Watch You From Afar Reveal ‘Big Thinks Do Remarkable’
In the lead up to the release of their brand new album, And So I Watch You From Afar have already unveiled one song “Like A Mouse”, but now, DIY is giving you another taster.
Taken from their forthcoming third album ‘All Hail Bright Futures’, we’re premiering the new (and rather boisterous) cut from the Northern Irish band, ‘Big Thinks Do Remarkable’. You can check it out below.
The album itself - the follow-up to their 2011 album ‘Gangs’ - marks their first recording as a three-piece, after Tony Wright departed the band last year. The full-length was recorded in Belfast’s Start Together Studio with Rocky O’ Reilly, and gets released on 19th March through Sargent House.
The band have also confirmed plans for a full UK and European headline tour.
AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR 2013
Apr 02, 2013 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk
Apr 03, 2013 - Modena, Italy @ La Tenda
Apr 04, 2013 - Rome, Italy @ Traffic Club
Apr 05, 2013 - Conegliano, Italy @ Appartamento Hoffman
Apr 06, 2013 - Vienna, Austria @ Flex
Apr 07, 2013 - Munich, Germany @ Strom
Apr 08, 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ MelkWeg
Apr 09, 2013 - Berlin, Germany @ Lido
Apr 10, 2013 - Hamburg, Germany@ HafenKlang
Apr 11, 2013 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik
Apr 12, 2013 - Koln, Germany @ Gebauede 9
Apr 13, 2013 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom
Apr 15, 2013 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
Apr 16, 2013 - London, UK @ Garage
Apr 17, 2013 - Bristol, UK @ The Thekla
Apr 18, 2013 - Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute (Temple and Library)
Apr 19, 2013 - Glasgow, SL, UK @ O2 ABC
Apr 20, 2013 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3
