Established in 2009, Sleeping In Airports is the Finnish collective of Tapio Ahola, Laura Ahonen and Pekka Vanajas.
Tapio and Pekka were initially part of an alternative rock group called Dawn Delayed, before they ventured out and roped in vocalist Laura to start their own band. While Tapio pens most of the lyrics, they write the songs together and have flexible roles.
Their debut, If the Bombs Start Dropping, is a 3 song digital EP released in February 2011. Their sound has been described as 'electronic, melancholic indie-pop with a certain Northern European flavour'. It feels raw to me, so they could well do with a bit more pizazz and take a cue from contemporaries like indie-electro duo Röyksopp.
What's reassuring though is the fact that the band is really in it for the music. They are not hunting for a record label at the moment and they intend to keep it that way. As Tapio proclaims, "To express ourselves through music and to have fun while doing it is enough for us."
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Sleeping In Airports [MP3]
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