The Ailerons

The Ailerons
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenreIndie rock
Years active2005–2006
Spinoff ofBlur
Past members
Websitetheailerons.com

The Ailerons were an English indie rock band featuring Charity Hair, Daniel Beattie, Dave Rowntree, Grog Prebble and Mike Smith.

History

The Ailerons were formed in 2005 by former Blur drummer Dave Rowntree, Blur/Gorillaz’s occasional touring keyboardist Mike Smith, guitarist Dan Beattie, as well as Grog and Charity Hair on bass and vocals respectively. They released only one project, their four-track EP Left Right, described by Blur biographer Martin Power as a "delightful assortment of sci-fi keyboards, weird film samples and screeching guitars", and deeming the chorus of one of its songs, "Dig A Hole", to be "as catchy as anything that had escaped Blur’s clutches in recent years". The song was featured as iTunes' free single of the week, released exclusively through iTunes. Charity Hair was later a member of the alternative country band Red Sky July with husband and wife duo Ally McErlaine and Shelly Poole.

Discography

EPs

Left Right (16 October 2006)

Track listing:

  1. "Dig a Hole" – 2:39
  2. "Bonafone" – 3:59
  3. "Waking Fever" – 5:04
  4. "Roll Over" – 2:45

References

  1. ↑ "Blur spin-off announce shows". NME. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 Power, Martin (2013). The life of Blur. London: Omnibus Press. p. 303.
  3. ↑ "The Ailerons (Left Right) – EP". Phobos.apple.com. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Blur man returns with new band | News". NME. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Shurvell, Joanne (31 March 2018). "Six of the Best Music Venues in London". Forbes. Retrieved 6 October 2023.