Francis International Airport

Francis International Airport - an illustrious name, which might arouses associations with the airport of a well-known computer game, at least among those who are into videogames. For other, rather musically interested people, who have a liking for charming guitar-pop and broad arrangements, this fall might turn the term into a synonym for well-produced and thought-out tunes straight out of Austria. While producing their debut album "We Are Jealous, We Are Glass" completely on their own, in a small studio based in their hometown Hohenberg, the center of attention when recording the "always difficult second release", was shifted to a high-class production full of finesse and diversity. Inspired by the current releases of Beach House and Grizzly Bear, Markus Zahradnicek, David Zahradnicek, Georg Tran, Christian Hölzel and Manuel Riegler, the five friends who constitute Francis International Airport and now partly live in Vienna, spent all their savings and a lot of sweat for shaping their sequel "In the Woods", a dreamy record full of atmospherical density. They managed to create a record which makes them sound international, located somewhere between the hip neighborhood of Brooklyn/ New York or Camden Town/London, rather than coming from a small town somewhere in Lower Austria. The 11 songs unify a colorful mix of varying moods between lovely-melancholic and totally energetic. "In the Woods", which had just been released on Siluh Records, is the perfect soundtrack for the upcoming fall and the promising future of these young musicians.

Picture: Adam Silva

Links

www.francisinternationalairport.com

www.myspace.com/francisinternationalairport