Air Traffic Control (band)

Air Traffic Control is a power pop/rock band from Nova Scotia's South Shore.

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]

• 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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