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And So I Watch You from Afar: Megafauna

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On August 9, 2024, “Velocity” label released “Megafauna”, the seventh And So I Watch You from Afar studio album. It was recorded in September 2022, at “Attica Audio” in Donegal. Ireland, and was produced by Tommy McLaughlin, Rory Friers, Niall Kennedy, Chris Wee, and Ewen Friers.

Personnel:

  • Rory Friers – guitar, string arrangements, piano arrangements, mixing, photography
  • Niall Kennedy – guitar
  • Ewen Friers – bass
  • Chris Wee – drums
  • Michael Keeney – piano, string arrangements, piano arrangements
  • Arco String Quartet – strings
  • Tommy McLaughlin – engineer, mixing
  • Katie Tavini – mastering
  • Glenn Kennedy – design
  • Ciara McMillan – cover photography
  • Nicholas Sayers – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Friers, Niall Kennedy, Chris Wee, and Ewen Friers.

  1. North Coast Megafauna
  2. Do Mór
  3. Gallery of Honour
  4. Mother Belfast (Part 1)
  5. Mother Belfast (Part 2)
  6. Years Ago
  7. Any Joy
  8. Button Days
  9. Me and Dunbar

Villagers: Becoming A Jackal

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On May 24, 2010, “Domino” label released “Becoming a Jackal”, the debut Villagers album.  It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Tommy McLaughlin and Conor J. O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Conor O’Brien – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Cormac Curran – keyboards, French horn, string arrangements
  • Danny Snow – bass, upright bass
  • Gwion Llewelyn – drums, flugelhorn
  • Mali Llywelyn – harp
  • London Ensemble – strings
  • Tommy McLaughlin – engineer
  • Ben Hillier – mixing
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Richard Gilligan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor O’Brien.

  1. I Saw the Dead
  2. Becoming a Jackal
  3. Ship of Promises
  4. The Meaning of the Ritual
  5. Home
  6. That Day
  7. The Pact (I’ll Be Your Fever)
  8. Set the Tigers Free
  9. Twenty Seven Strangers
  10. Pieces
  11. To Be Counted Among Men