The UK has done its share of great rock music making over the last few years. Bloc Party, Muse and The Klaxons have all burst out of the UK indie scene with tremendous record sales, fan following and critical acclaim. And good for them. The UK rock scene went on a bit of a lull after the mid-90s and the Oasis/Blur explosion.
Air Traffic, a piano-rock quartet out of Bournemouth are the latest UK hype-machines that have finally released albums after singles have lingered in popularity for over a year. If you're thinking that a Welsh piano-rock act sounds familiar, you're spot on. Keane have held that spot on the roster for some time now. And, though Air Traffic will never usurp them, they remain capable yet mediocre enough to be completely inoffensive.
Frontman Chris Wall leads the band through a dozen tracks of half-danceable garage rock with a distorted, disaffected snarl that bounces between imitating Coldplay's Chris Martin and The Strokes' Julian Casablancas while a Kate Nash-ian over embellished accent pops out every now and then.
Air Traffic, a piano-rock quartet out of Bournemouth are the latest UK hype-machines that have finally released albums after singles have lingered in popularity for over a year. If you're thinking that a Welsh piano-rock act sounds familiar, you're spot on. Keane have held that spot on the roster for some time now. And, though Air Traffic will never usurp them, they remain capable yet mediocre enough to be completely inoffensive. Frontman Chris Wall leads the band through a dozen tracks of half-danceable garage rock with a distorted, disaffected snarl that bounces between imitating Coldplay's Chris Martin and The Strokes' Julian Casablancas while a Kate Nash-ian over embellished accent pops out every now and then.
