Journey Into The Unknown

Jettison, the new album from Northern Irish instrumental rockers And So I Watch You From Afar, is a change of gear for many reasons. Most noticeably, it’s a departure in tone compared to their 2017 album The Endless Shimmering. In place of the gut-punch riffs and towering bombast is a more nuanced progression, written and presented as a single 40-minute song. It’s also a multimedia concept album, accompanied by a film created by visual artist Sam Wiehl. It’s been a long time coming too, with the band first teasing it in 2020.

Guitarist and principal songwriter Rory Friers reflects on the effect that the last two years has had on : “In the process of making a record, you spend a lot of time with that music and usually by