Airflo are a four-piece from Bristol and Newport made up of Cam Artigan (vocals), James Wilson (guitars), Aled Owen (bass), and Tom Wilson (drums).
Artwork courtesy of the band.
James and Aled were previously of the anthemic band The Rotanas. Emerging from their ashes, they seek to surpass their dizzying new heights.
*banner image courtesy of Patrick Thomas.
Let’s look at their debut single ‘Drift Away’.
Drift Away
Richard Jackson recorded Drift Away at Junkyard Studios in Newport (Pretty Vicious / SFA / The Automatic).
In many ways, its the purest of indie anthems. If there was a blueprint for bands in garages and bedrooms in the UK, then this amassing of melody, love, loss, and dreams would be the foundations of it.
Artigan’s vocal leans into the emotion of Jamie Boyle ( The K’s) or Andrew Cushin but he is possessed by something greater. Hope. His breathy indie vocal emits an everyman appeal but, in truth, is closer to the indie gods. His “la la la’s” are doused in romanticism to alleviate the daily grind.
The merest tinge of forlornness to James’ guitar solo gives it a balance of 90% escapism and 10% melancholy. This reverie should never be disturbed!
A concoction of hope and bliss that will attract the masses. It’s inevitable.