Today, legendary Belfast, Ireland based instrumental outfit And So I Watch You From Afar has shared “III.Lung”, the third single from their ambitious upcoming multimedia album Jettison.
The latest offering from the group will be available on February 18th, 2022 via Equal Vision Records in partnership with Velocity Records. Through 40 minutes of sonic exploration spread across nine distinct parts and a visual accompaniment by artist Sam Wiehl, Jettison traverses the various shades of ASIWYFA’s euphoric instrumental output. The Arco String Quartet adds moments of ethereal elegance, juxtaposed against cryptic dialogue by Emma Ruth Rundle and Neil Fallon throughout the album, which is available for pre-order here.
Jangly opening guitar chords and angular percussion introduce “III.Lung” as a nuanced addition to the bands sonic arsenal. The song builds the opening riff into an ethereal and beautiful soundscape awash with twinkling guitars and a crescendoing wave of compelling drum and bass.
On the scope of their upcoming album, the band had this to say:
“Nothing in our repertoire comes close to the ambition of this latest project—the multimedia piece Jettison. The album is a memorable experience that transports the listener away from the tumultuous times and into a blissful musical utopia.”
The band will embark on a headlining tour supporting Jettison across Europe and the UK early next year, a full itinerary is available below. You can pre-order the album here.
Jettison Tracklist:
- I Dive Pt 1
02. II Dive Pt 2
03. III Lung
04. IV In Air
05. V Hold
06. VI Submerge
07. VII Emerge
08. VIII Jettison
09. IX A.D. Poet
Upcoming Headline Tour Dates:
Fri 18.03.22 BE Antwerp Kavka
Sat 19.03.22 FR Tourcoing Grand Mix
Sun 20.03.22 NL Utrecht Tivoli De Helling
Mon 21.03.22 DE Cologne Gebaude 9
Tue 22.03.22 DE Hamburg Bahnhof St Pauli
Wed 23.03.22 DE Hanover Bei Chez Heinz
Thurs 24.03.22 DE Berlin Urban Spree
Sat 26.03.22 CZ Prague Underdogs
Sun 27.03.22 DE Munich Strom
Mon 28.03.22 AU Vienna Flex
Tue 29.03.22 HU Budapest A38
Thu 31.03.22 DE Stuttgart Club Cann
Fri 01.04.22 LU Luxembourg Rotondes
Sat 02.04.22 FR Paris Trabendo
Sun 03.04.22 NL Maastricht Muziekgieterij
Tue 05.04.22 UK London Islington Assembly Hall
Wed 06.04.22 UK Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thu 07.04.22 UK Manchester Gorilla
Fri 08.04.22 UK Glasgow Mono
About ASIWYFA
Ireland’s instrumental rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar has defied the layman’s definition of post-rock by absorbing new ideas and pushing the boundaries of their intricate and ecstatic guitar-based compositions. Crashing out of the gate with the big-riff worship and arena-level melodic heroics of their eponymous debut, ASIWYFA have continuously introduced new spins on their original sound while simultaneously expanding their sonic palette with every new album, taking in and repurposing everything from African highlife to Irish trad to the weirdo math-rock of the late ‘90s / early ‘00s. Their upcoming multi-media piece Jettison was conceived by And So I Watch You From Afar’s guitarist Rory Friers and brought to life by the band, orchestrator Connor O’Boyle, the Arco String Quartet, and visual artist Sam Wiehl. Jettison is a fusion of ASIWYFA’s life-affirming musical acrobatics, the sweeping grandeur of film scores, and the surreal and sublime capabilities of moving pictures
Jettison is by no means a normal ASIWYFA album. Rather, it is a very deliberate departure as opposed to an evolutionary step to increasingly ambitious, complex, and conceptual work. The full Jettison experience, replete with Wiehl’s visuals and the string accompaniments, will only happen occasionally, such as the full-house October 2021 performance at The Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. Yet even in the album format, Jettison is a special experience, one that transports the listener away from the tumultuous times and into a blissful musical utopia. Equal Vision Records is proud to present this document of the aural component of Jettison to the world on CD, LP, and digital platforms on February 18, 2022.
