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Aerial are a power-pop band who formed in the late 1990s in Aberdeen, Scotland.

History

Aerial are a power-pop band formed in Aberdeen, Scotland in the late 1990s. In 1999, the band signed to London-label Fantastic Plastic Records and recorded and released two EPs, Signal and Star of the Show in 2000.

Aerial played live across the UK in 2000 and 2001, making appearances at T in the Park, Glasgow’s Gig on the Green as part of a UK-tour with label-mates Astrid and Angelica. Aerial’s debut album, Back Within Reach, was recorded by Duncan Cameron at Riverside Studios in Glasgow and released by Japanese label Syft Records in 2001.

Aerial announced via their Twitter page that they had returned to the studio to record a new album, to be released in 2014. The resulting album, Why Don't They Teach Heartbreak At School?, was recorded by Ben Phillips at Lightship95 in London and released in September 2014 by Powerpop Academy / Thistime Records in Japan and Kool Kat Records in the US. The album was featured as BBC Radio Scotland's 'Record of Note' on The Roddy Hart Show on 12 September 2014 and was Goldmine Magazine's album of the year in 2014.

In 2022, the band returned to Riverside Studios, some 20 years after the Back Within Reach sessions, to work on a new album with Duncan Cameron once again producing. The album Activities of Daily Living was released in 2024 on limited edition vinyl by Japanese label Flake Sounds and on CD by US label Kool Kat Records.

Discography

Albums

• Back Within Reach (SYFT-020LP, 2001)
• Why Don't They Teach Heartbreak At School? (XQER-1078, 2014 / PURR2049, 2014)
• Activities of Daily Living (FLAKES279, 2024 / PURR2286, 2024)

EPs and Singles

• Signal EP (FPS019 / SYFT009, 2000)
• Star of the Show EP (FPS022 / SYFT013, 2000)
• Hollywood Ghosts (2024)
• Pixelated Youth (2024)

1. "Fantastic Plastic Records". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
2. "Discogs". Discogs. May 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
3. "Star of the Show NME review". NME. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
4. "Highbury Garage review, NME". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
5. "Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
6. "Powerpop Academy". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
7. "Thistime Records". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
8. "BBC Radio Scotland". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
9. "Goldmine Magazine Top 20 Releases of 2014".
10. "aerial - Blog". aerial. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
11. RECORDS, FLAKE. "AERIAL / ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ECO-MIX COLOURED VINYL) / LP / ￥3,500". FLAKE RECORDS (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
12. "Kool Kat Musik: Activities Of Daily Living". shop.koolkatmusik.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page
• Back Within Reach review
• Official Website

• Scottish pop music groups
• Scottish power pop groups