ALBUM OF THE WEEK HUW STEPHENS SHOWS - BBC RADIO 1
9/10 ROCK SOUND (LIVE REVIEW)
"..really rather special....it is rare for a body of work to be so dreamy and elegiac yet conversely monstrously heavy....sounds like the end of the world!! KERRANG!
...they are considered to be one of the most hotly tipped British bands around at the moment. BIG CHEESE MAG
"Imagine Mogwai were from Belfast and had massive balls" VICE MAG
"The sound of someone crashing an oil tanker through Sigur Ros' ice float" NME
9/10 DROWNED IN SOUND (LIVE REVIEW)
8/10 VICE MAG
7/10. ROCKSOUND
7/10. METAL HAMMER MAG"they make fellow vocal dodger Beethoven’s symphonies seem like that of a grade A dunce" Emma Edminson - Thrash Hits
8.5/10 ROCKFREAKS (DENMARK)
"Stunning". Rory McConnell BBC RADIO 1
ASIWYFA PRESS
GIG OF THE WEEKATL BBC RADIO
"And So I Watch You From Afar effortlessly deliver, bringing a brain-annihilating barrage of rhythms and rottweiler, what’s just been kicked in the knackers, fury". DROWNED IN SOUND
"And So I Watch You From Afar..march over introspective horizons....(they) can do nothing wrong " KERRANG MAGAZINE.
"Plucked from the very heavens!....Colossal!" LOSINGTODAY.COM
"The most talked about band in the country over the past 12 months" BBC RADIO Across The Line
"What And So I Watch You From Afar has managed to craft is simply awesome/it's won me over outright and it's going to be the first of it's genre to make it into my regular playlist from now on. Fantastic debut!! [8½]" LOSINGTODAY.COM
"Listening to ASIWYFA is like being hit by a car whilst eating electricity, damn interesting." MATT PATTON - NI MADMAN
ATL 5 NI BAND 07 BBC ATL
"Our new favourite band, keep a hold of them" YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO
"If the apocalypse is televised, these guys will provide the soundtrack.". BBC RADIO/ ACROSS THE LINE
"One of Northern Irelands hottest properties". ALTERNATIVE ULSTER MAGAZINE
"One of the most hotly tipped acts around right now". BELFAST TELEGRAPH
"These lads dont so much so much tread the well worn path of instrumental rock as slam-dance all over it in size-20 DMs. Its a thrilling spectacle" ALTERNATIVE ULSTER MAGAZINE (Lee Gorman)
“The increasing complexity of their latest recorded material is coupled with a remarkably intense live show… the band's profile continues to rise at a startling rate”
BBC Northern Ireland
"And So I Watch You From Afar have created something very special indeed" RADAR MAGAZINE.
"Their hernia enducing live energy, combined with a delicate to cacophonous musical dynamic create a startling aural experience" NIs THE BIG LIST
Haven't seen you live yet as you haven't come to CANADA yet - speaking of which Happy Canada Day (today's our birthday!). Have been enjoying Graham's blogs though - food for thought: our £1 shops are actually 52p (when you factor in the exchange). Tasty thought eh?
This band blew my mind!!!! one of my favourite Instrumental bands, the dynamics of this band are insane, had the whole crowd in silence in suspense only to then blow them away. amazing stuff guys, having the opportunity to see you in such a secluded venue, , was awesome, and the tolbooth night wasnt bad also.
hope y'all keep in touch now. p.s. did you guys check out scale the summit like i said, check em out.
Hey Guys, Saw you playing HWCH launch in Tower Records this afternoon. F*ckin Great! Let me know when ur playing Dublin again & Ill come along! All the best SULLY
i hear you've just been confirmed to play sheffield corporation on the 27th september, we'll be there. keeping our fingers crossed to play with you guys again!
Hey guys! Was watching the kickout the jams sessions, they are incredible. Can't wait for the Glasgow show with 'this will destroy you.' It will blow my mind.
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