Air France (band)

Air France
Air France
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Indie pop; Balearic beat;
Years active	2006–2012
Labels	Sincerely Yours
Members	Joel Karlsson; Henrik Markstedt
Website	http://www.myspace.com/theairfrance

Air France was a Swedish indie pop duo formed in Gothenburg^[1] and composed of Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt. They were signed to the record label Sincerely Yours, founded by The Tough Alliance. Air France's music has been described as "post-rave bliss",^[2] "beach foam pop",^[3] and "Balearic disco".^[4] Their No Way Down EP received a Best New Music inclusion from Pitchfork and a rating of 8.6.^[4]

In August 2011, a new track titled "It Feels Good to Be Around You" from the band appeared on Pitchfork.^[5]

In April 2012, the band announced its break up.^[6]

Discography

EPs

On Trade Winds (2006)
No Way Down (2008)

Singles

"GBG Belongs to Us" (2009)^[7]
"It Feels Good to Be Around You" (2011)^[5]

Remixes

Saint Étienne – "Spring" (Air France remix)
Friendly Fires – "Skeleton Boy" (Air France remix)
Taken by Trees – "Taken by Sweetness" (Air France remix)

References

^ "Ideal Music for the Summer, Air France | Tape Recorder". Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ FactMagazine - 'No Way Down' for Air France
^ "CrownDozen.com - Air France "No Way Down EP" (Sincerely Yours)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "No Way Down EP | Pitchfork". Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b http://pitchfork.com/news/43042-new-air-france-it-feels-good-to-be-around-you/
^ http://theairfrance-blog.tumblr.com/post/19956285930/well-make-this-brief-because-it-hurts-too-much
^ http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13028-gbg-belongs-to-us/

External links

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[1] "Ideal Music for the Summer, Air France | Tape Recorder". Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] FactMagazine - 'No Way Down' for Air France

[3] "CrownDozen.com - Air France "No Way Down EP" (Sincerely Yours)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[autogenerated1-4] "No Way Down EP | Pitchfork". Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[pitchfork.com-5] ttp://pitchfork.com/news/43042-new-air-france-it-feels-good-to-be-around-you/

[6] ttp://theairfrance-blog.tumblr.com/post/19956285930/well-make-this-brief-because-it-hurts-too-much

[7] ttp://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13028-gbg-belongs-to-us/

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Joel Karlsson Henrik Markstedt
EPs	On Trade Winds No Way Down