Air Traffic are an English indie rock band from Bournemouth. The band used to practice next to the runway at hurn airport, where air traffic control signals could be picked up on their amplifiers, leading to their name^[1]. Their music features heavy use of piano, and they have been described by NME to be like "Supergrass covering Little Richard". Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 663 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Air Traffic live in Lincoln, UK This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Drak2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Bournemouth is a large town and tourist resort, situated on the south coast of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Bournemouth is a large town and tourist resort, situated on the south coast of England. ... Sometimes confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... For the police method of 1980s Northern Ireland, see Supergrass (informer). ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...

Band History

Their first single, a double-a side of "Just Abuse Me" and "Charlotte", was released in July 2006 through the independent record label Label Fandango. 500 copies of the single were produced, all of which sold out within a few days of the release date. ^[2] Following this, the band were signed to the Tiny Consumer branch of EMI in the same month. They were noticed by Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and began to receive some mainstream success, with their song "Never Even Told Me Her Name" receiving airplay on Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965), sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or The Cat (Due to his high goalkeeping ability), is a British disc jockey who has been broadcasting for several years on the popular BBC radio station Radio 1. ... Kerrang! 105. ...

They spent much of August and September 2006 in Monmouth, Wales, recording their music in a recording studio. Four of these tracks were released as an EP on 30th October, 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 be released as a sinlge. 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. Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy) is a town in south Wales, county town of the traditional county of Monmouthshire. ... This article is about the country. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958, Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Captain were formed in London in late 2004. ... Hope of the States were a post rock-influenced indie band from somewhere near Manchester in England. ... The Rakes are an English rock band from London. ...

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 plan to release their new single, "Shooting Star", on June 18, 2007. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Members

Air Traffic's current members are:

• Chris Wall – Vocals, Piano, Guitar
• David Jordan – Drums
• Jim Maddock – Bass
• Tom Pritchard – Guitar

Discography

Albums

• Fractured Life 2/7/2007

 01 Just Abuse Me 02:33 02 Charlotte 02:24 03 Shooting Star 04:08 04 No More Running Away 04:23 05 Empty Space 03:37 06 Time Goes By 04:06 07 I Like That 02:26 08 Never Even Told Me Her Name 02:45 09 Get In Line 02:07 10 I Can't Understand 04:25 11 Your Fractured Life (with Hidden Track)22:55 

EP's

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Singles

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