Formed in 1997 in the East Midlands by songwriter Rob Price, Airport Girl’s original influences ranged from the Scottish pop of The Pastels and Belle and Sebastian to the American flavours of The Modern Lovers and Pavement. As well as a number of singles and compilation tracks on various independent labels an album “Honey, I'm An Artist” was released in 2001 on Fortuna POP! in the UK and on Matinee in the US, where it topped the Parasol distribution charts. The late great John Peel, Steve Lamacq and John Kennedy (XFM) all played their songs on the radio while NME, Melody Maker, Careless Talk Costs Lives and Les Inrockuptibles all had kind words to say.

A new album “Slow Light” was released in January 2007 and demonstrated a shift towards a radically altered sound, a glistening downbeat country-pop hybrid inspired by American alt-country and the antipodean sounds of The Triffids and “16 Lover Lane”-era Go-Betweens. The album attracted a slew of excellent reviews from the likes of The Guardian, Metro and Drowned In Sound, who praised the luxuriant arrangements and the world-weary, country-tinged songwriting.

Airport Girl are Rob Price (Guitars, Banjo, Harmonica, Singing), Sean Price (Bass), David Hill (Melodica, Keyboards), George Napthine (Drums, Backing Vocals), Robert Perris (Lead Guitar) and Sheila Butter (Cello), with studio assistance from Richard Blackburn (Electric Piano, Tambourine), Rob Fleay (Trumpet), Tom McClure (Violin) and Jon Troy (Drums, Percussion). They enjoy cheap red wine, expensive whisky, the books of John Fante, Richard Brautigan and Charles Bukowski, and the sounds of The Handsome Family, The Silver Jews and Herman Dune.