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Approved: And So I Watch You From Afar (TGE Gig Previews 2011)
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 10 May 2011
In the run up to this year’s Great Escape, which takes place in venues across Brighton from 12-14 May, we’ll be previewing some of our favourite artists who are playing the festival this year.
And today we turn our attention to this year’s featured country at The Great Escape, Ireland. There are many excellent Irish acts playing the festival, including Villagers, James Vincent McMorrow, Fight Like Apes, Funeral Suits and Fionn Regan. But the stand out for us is And So I Watch You From Afar, and not just because they have the longest name.
Formed in 2005, the band have released two albums, their eponymous debut in 2009 and the follow-up, ‘Gangs’, which came out last month. Both feature a instrumental rock sound which can be both frantic and unrelenting as well as subtle and considered. But when they really let rip they threaten to not only leave you with serious hearing damage, but may also tear your internal organs clean out of your body. Clearly, this is something you want to experience, and at The Great Escape you’ll get two opportunities. They’ll play Jam on 12 May, and then headline the Music From Ireland Showcase at the Prince Albert on 14 May.
To get into these shows, plus all the other hundreds of panels, sessions, parties and gigs taking place at The Great Escape this year, get your delegates pass from escapegreat.com.
