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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. Their music features heavy use of piano, and they have been described by NME to be like "Supergrass covering Little Richard".
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Their first single, a
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 "
On November 24, 2006 the band were given their first real
television exposure when they appeared on
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 the "Album Of The Week" on radio station Original 106 throughout June 25-11, 2007 with several album tracks played all week.
Fractured Life (July 2, 2007) Tiny Consumer #42 (UK)
| Date of Release | Title | Format | B-side(s) | UK Chart Peak | Album |
| July 17, 2006 | "Just Abuse Me" / "Charlotte" | None | N/A | Fractured Life | |
| March 26, 2007 | "Charlotte" (re-release) | CD and two 7-inch Vinyl | "An End To All Our Problems" (CD) "Learning How To Shout" (7-inch Vinyl (1)) 7-inch Vinyl (2) supplied with "Charlotte (Acoustic)" as A-side |
33 | Fractured Life |
| June 18, 2007 | " |
CD and two 7-inch Vinyl | "This Old Town" (CD) "Left Out In The Rain" (7-inch Vinyl (1)) 7-inch Vinyl (2) supplied with an alternate version of "Shooting Star" as A-side |
30 | Fractured Life |
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