"Set Guitars To Kill"
"Tip of The Hat, Punch In The Face"
"These Riots Are Just The Beginning"
Belfast four-piece, And So I Watch You From Afar, set themselves a daunting task; to live up to some of the best song titles of the past decade, and to perform what some (myself included) are hailing as album of the year. Within moments of taking to the stage, however, it is clear to see this is a task which does not phase the band in the slightest, and treat 'The Masque' to surely one of its most impressive shows of year.
The energy and passion on display makes you wonder where the band get the super-human strength to stick to such a hectic tour schedule. Rory Friers (guitar) and Tony Wright (guitar) play with such enthusiasm, that the crowd cant help but be enthused themselves, and do their best to replicate the crowds which ASIWYFA have become accustomed to in Belfast. The antics of Tony and Rory are perfectly married up with the colossal bass and drums of Johnny Adger and Chris Wee, making a sound so loud, you could have been forgiven for thinking that they were playing to a crowd of thousands and not tens.
The crowd leave the venue with adrenaline-filled hearts and exhausted bodies, which tends to be the norm following an ASIWYFA gig. The unique quality of And So I Watch You From Afar is that, for a band comprising of only four members, they command the stage as though they were a thousand strong, with a prowess on stage which is rarely seen in a band so young in their career. It is this live experience which has promoted music-publications, such as NME, to really stand up and take note, and has seen the bands status rocket in the past twelve months. It seems a cliché these days to say that a band are must-see, but in this bands case, it most definitely is not.
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