Air traffic
| Air traffic | |
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 Air Traffic live in London on November 8th 2007 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Bournemouth , England |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | 2005 |
| Founding members | |
| Chris Wall | |
| David Ryan Jordan | |
| Jim Maddock | |
| Tom Pritchard | |
Air Traffic is a British band from Bournemouth .
Band history
The group formed in 2005 and rehearsed in an abandoned aircraft hangar near Bournemouth Airport . Since the signals from Air Traffic Control could be heard through the band's amplifier , they chose Air Traffic as the band name. In July 2006, the quartet released the first single on the independent label Fandango . The edition was 500 pieces. Shortly afterwards, British producer David Kosten became aware of Air Traffic and signed them for his EMI label Tiny Consumer . In March 2007, the band achieved first place in the UK sales charts with the re-release of their debut single Charlotte . A little later, the first album, Fractured Life , was released, which, along with the other singles Shooting Star and No More Running Away, hit the charts. Because of the piano-heavy sound, which is atypical for Britpop, Air Traffic is compared to Muse .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 UK
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| 2007 | Fractured Life |
UK42 (2 weeks) UK |
EPs
- 2006: Never Even Told Me Her Name
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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| 2007 | Charlotte Fractured Life |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Shooting Star Fractured Life |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
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| No More Running Away Fractured Life |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
More singles
- 2006: Just Abuse Me / Charlotte
- 2017: Almost Human
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NME
- ↑ allmusic.com
- ↑ popmatters.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK