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History

Aerial are a power-pop band formed in

in the late 1990s. In 1999, the band signed to London-label

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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

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and

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. Aerial’s debut album, Back Within Reach, was recorded by Duncan Cameron at Riverside Studios in

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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

Discography

Albums

* ''Back Within Reach'' (SYFT-020LP, 2001) * ''Why Don't They Teach Heartbreak At School?'' (XQER-1078, 2014)

EPs and Singles

* ''Signal EP'' (FPS019 / SYFT009, 2000) * ''Star of the Show EP'' (FPS022 / SYFT013, 2000)

References

External links

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