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Origin | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Website | https://airtrafficcontrolband.com |
Air Traffic Control is a power pop/rock band from Nova Scotia's South Shore.
Brothers Kirk and Jordi Comstock made their first foray into music while in elementary school. By 1991, both were playing all-ages and bar shows in and around the Maritimes, under the name Madhat. [1] In 1993, they released the independent EP Freak, produced and engineered by Len frontman Marc Costanzo and released on Halifax indie label No Records. [2] This received the attention of local radio station CKBW, which would feature the trio prominently in local programming.
In 1995, they released their second EP Hardhitters. [3] Full Length was released in 1998. [4] This was Madhat's first full album and its success brought Madhat to a national audience.[ citation needed] Madhat released two more albums, both of which included musician Simon Reinhardt: [5] From the Outside in 2000 [6] and To the World in 2002. [7]
In 2005, Madhat added guitarist and keyboardist Phillip Clark to the band and changed their name to Air Traffic Control. [8] On February 12, 2005, they released the album Air Traffic Control, [9] and garnered a nomination for New Group of the Year at the Nova Scotia Music Week conference.[ citation needed] The trio's opening track, "Feel Proud", was selected as the title song for the Electronic Arts game Rugby 2005 [10] and was featured in the YTV series 15 Love.[ citation needed]
In 2007, they released the album To Be Free. [11] That was followed in the same year by S/T, [12] Can't Kill Love in 2009 [13] and Tear the House Down in 2012. [14]
In 2011, they received a Rock Recording of the Year nomination from the East Coast Music Association. [15] The band's music has appeared on Much Music, Satellite Radio, the television shows Degrassi: The Next Generation, [16] Golden Boy,[ citation needed] The Mysteries of Laura, [17] Kingdom, [18] and radio stations across Canada and the United States.
Following the release of Tear the House Down, the band went on hiatus; Jordi Comstock spent several years playing and producing with other bands. [19] On November 1, 2021, the band released the album No Horse Kids [20]
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