The End of the Beginning is the first studio album by Irish

Ireland

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 post-rock

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 band God Is an Astronaut

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Its name is most likely from a famous quote by British war-leader and Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

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, in a speech about the Second Battle of El Alamein

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: "Now this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

"Fall from the Stars" was used during TV3's coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup

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Track listing

1. "The End of the Beginning" - 4:15
2. "From Dust to the Beyond" - 5:17
3. "Ascend to Oblivion" - 5:00
4. "Coda" - 5:04
5. "Remembrance" - 4:20
6. "Point Pleasant" - 5:03
7. "Fall from the Stars" - 4:27
8. "Twilight" - 5:03
9. "Coma" - 1:16
10. "Route 666" - 4:34
11. "Lost Symphony" - 5:16