Airship (band)

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Airship
Origin Manchester, England
Genres Alternative rock
Years active2004–2011
MembersElliott Williams, Steven Griffiths, Tom Dyball, Marcus Wheeldon
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Airship is a British indie rock band, which in 2004 in Manchester was founded with the name of Astroboy. The band consists of singer-guitarist Elliott Williams, guitarist Steven Griffiths, bassist Tom Dyball and guitarist Marcus Wheeldon. After they had encountered a period called Rowley, they decided to change their name again to make a fresh start. The music of Airship is often compared to that of Snow Patrol, Editors and White Lies.[ citation needed ]

Airship issued two EPs, "Algebra" (2010) and "Kids" (2011). Their debut album, Stuck in This Ocean , was released in September 2011. [1] [2] It was produced by Dan Austin and Chris Urbanowicz.

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References

  1. "Dan Austin" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Australian Charts.
  2. "Airship: Stuck In This Ocean" Archived 9 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Drowned in Sound,