Album: Epitaph by God Is an Astronaut (2018)
Genre: Post-Rock
Record Label: Napalm Records
Format: Album

Description: Epitaph is the eighth studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is An Astronaut. It was released through Napalm Records  on April 27, 2018. It is the final album to feature keyboardist Jamie Dean, who left the band in 2017 to pursue his own music and projects.
Epitaph's theme is death, inspired by the passing of the 7-year-old cousin of Torsten and Niels Kinsella. Oisín, the record's final track, was written on the day they received the news of the child's death.

Artist Background: God is an Astronaut are an instrumental/post-rock band from the Glen of the Downs, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. After forming in 2002, God is an Astronaut took the inspiration for its name from a quote in the movie Nightbreed. God is an Astronaut's debut album The End of the Beginning was released in (2002) on the Revive Records label which is independently owned by the band. The band is also signed to Rocket Girl in the United Kingdom. Two music videos for "The End of the Beginning" and "From Dust ... Part of the Wicklow, Ireland music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Post-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Wicklow, Ireland music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Post-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Post-Rock, 2010s, Album, Napalm Records


Epitaph is the eighth studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is An Astronaut. It was released through Napalm Records  on April 27, 2018. It is the final album to feature keyboardist Jamie Dean, who left the band in 2017 to pursue his own music and projects.
Epitaph's theme is death, inspired by the passing of the 7-year-old cousin of Torsten and Niels Kinsella. Oisín, the record's final track, was written on the day they received the news of the child's death.

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