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Sargent House

And So I Watch From Afar

Heirs

British European And So I Watch You From Afar have applied to their fourth album the same rigorous work ethic that has seen them touring nearly nonstop all over the world in recent years including less common tour stops like China Russia India and Africa Heirs is both the band's most painstakingly created album as well as its most personal and meaningful Its central theme is about the inheritance of ideas the band says In that we're all heirs to other peoples' passion which in turn inspires ourselves We started making the album while touring in 2013 guitarist Rory Friers explains We would be recording demos in our hotel rooms back stage and we would even hire out rehearsal rooms during days off Being the first album with new guitarist Niall Kennedy who joined as a touring member in 2012 the band grew increasingly productive taking half a year off from the road and working nearly every waking moment together in their rehearsal room Friers and Kennedy along with drummer Chris Wee and bassist Johnathan Adger amassed about 30 new songs Only 10 songs made the final cut carefully selecting those that best represented the ideas and feelings the band wanted to express with the album Its called Heirs as a tribute to a lot of new people who came into all our lives during the writing and recording of the album lots of nephews and Johnny had a daughter Eisa Friers explains It seems like the songs soaked up all those feelings we had during the writing Because making the album was such an intentionally intense and full time experience none of us where listening to much other music or even experiencing much else outside of it So it feels like a very pure representation of what happens when these four people decide to make music together It was a very intense time and the record has been shaped by that

Tracklist

• 1. Run Home
  2. These Secret Kings I Know
  3. Wasps
  4. Redesigned a Million Times
  5. People Not Sleeping
  6. Fucking Lifer
  7. A Beacon, A Compass, An Anchor
  8. Animal Ghosts
  9. Heirs
  10. Tryer, You