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Air Traffic Control is a power pop/rock band from Nova Scotia's South Shore.
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| Origin | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | https://airtrafficcontrolband.com |
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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- 1993 - Freak (as Madhat)
- 1995 - Hardhitters (as Madhat)
- 1998 - Full Length (as Madhat)
- 2000 - From the Outside (as Madhat)
- 2002 - To the World (as Madhat)
- 2005 - Air Traffic Control
- 2007 - To Be Free
- 2007 - S/T
- 2009 - Can't Kill Love
- 2012 - Tear the House Down
- 2021 - No Horse Kids
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