| Air Traffic Origin Bournemouth, England Genre(s) Indie Rock Years active 2005-present Label(s) Club Fandango, Tiny Consumer (EMI) |
Air Traffic Air Traffic are an English indie rock band from Bournemouth. The band's name originates from when they used to practice next to a runway at Hurn Airport, where air traffic control signals could be picked up on their amplifiers.[1] Their music features heavy use of piano, and they have been described by NME to be like "Supergrass covering Little Richard".[2] The band have received mainstream success due to the re-release of their single "Charlotte", and the release of their debut album, Fractured Life.
Band HistoryTheir first single, a double-a side of "Just Abuse Me" and "Charlotte", was released in July 2006 through Label Fandango, the independent record label of live music promotion company Club Fandango. 500 copies of the single were produced, all of which sold out within a few days of the release date.[3] Following this, the band were signed to record producer David Kosten's branch of EMI, Tiny Consumer. They were noticed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and began to receive some mainstream airplay, with their song "Never Even Told Me Her Name" receiving airplay on Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio. They spent much of August and September 2006 in a recording studio in Monmouth, Wales, recording material for their debut album. Four of the tracks from these sessions were released as an EP on October 30, 2006, which included the single "Never Even Told Me Her Name", "Get In Line", an acoustic version of "Time Goes By", and a demo of "Shooting Star", a song which would later also be released. A music video was produced for "Never Even Told Me Her Name" by the company type2error, who created videos for the likes of Paul Weller, Captain, Hope of the States and The Rakes. On November 24, 2006 the band were given their first real television exposure when they appeared on Later With Jools Holland alongside such acts as The Killers and Lucinda Williams. They performed both songs from their first release, "Charlotte" and "Just Abuse Me". Recently the band re-released "Charlotte" on March 26, 2007. This marked the band's first move into the charts, with the song reaching #33 in the UK Singles Chart. The band released their new single, "Shooting Star", on June 18, 2007. The song, prior to its release, met with acclaim; it was Marsha Shandur's (Xfm) and Steve Lamacq's (6 Music) "Single Of The Week" for June 4-10, 2007, as well as Vernon Kay's "Weekend Anthem" for June 9-10, 2007, on Radio 1. The song is also a former #1 on XFM's daily Music:Response chart. Their debut album, Fractured Life, was released on July 2, 2007. It reached #42 on the UK Albums Chart. It was named "Album Of The Week" on radio station Original 106 throughout June 25-11, 2007, with several album tracks played all week. Their Third Single 'No More Running Away' Was released on the 24th September, the video for the single was filmed in Romania The single Shooting Star is currently used as the theme tunes for MTV UK's "Living On The Edge", And YouTube's Online Series The Suburbs. Air Traffic were one of ten nominees for the Xfm New Music Award 2007 and they played at the ceremony, at London's Koko, on Wednesday 16th January 2008. DiscographyAlbumsFractured Life (July 2, 2007) Tiny Consumer #42 (UK) EPsNever Even Told Me Her Name (October 30, 2006) Tiny Consumer Singles
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