Fractured Life

Fractured Life

Infobox Album
Name = Fractured Life
Type = studio
Artist = Air Traffic


Released = UK
- July 2, 2007 (CD)
- July 30, 2007 (12 inch vinyl)
USA
- February 5, 2008 (iTunes)
GER
- May 30, 2008 (CD)
Recorded = flagicon|WalesRockfield Studios, Wales
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 36:55
55:50 (with bonus track)
Label = Tiny Consumer (EMI)
Producer = David Kosten
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (71%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=320663 link]
*The Fly Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.the-fly.co.uk/]
*NME (6/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/air-traffic/8761 link]
*"PopMatters" (6/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/43727/air-traffic-fractured-life/ link]
*"The Music Magazine" Rating|5|5 [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/page.php?id=61 link]
*"The Sun" Rating|4.5|5
*"The Sunday Times" Rating|4|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article1995999.ece link]
Last album =
This album =
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Fractured Life
Type = studio
single 1 = Just Abuse Me"/"Charlotte (double A-side)
single 1 date = July 17, 2006
single 2 = Charlotte (re-release)
single 2 date = March 26, 2007
single 3 = Shooting Star
single 3 date = June 18, 2007
single 4 = No More Running Away
single 4 date = September 23 2007

"Fractured Life" is the debut album by English alternative rock band Air Traffic. It was released on July 2, 2007 on the Tiny Consumer label, a branch of EMI. The album contains UK Top 40 hit "Charlotte" as well as other singles "Just Abuse Me", "Never Even Told Me Her Name", "Shooting Star" and, most recently, "No More Running Away". The album was released in America on February 5, 2008.

In the first week of its release, "Fractured Life" attained a #42 on the UK Albums Chart. James Cannon, of Capital Radio, named the album "Album of the Week" for July 2-9, 2007. On July 30, 2007, the band re-released the album in a limited pressing 12 inch vinyl form.

The album was nominated for the 2008 Xfm New Music Award, where the band played a special one-off performance at the ceremony at London's KOKO. The band was nominated for 'Best International Newcomer' and 'Best International Artist' at the 2007 and 2008 TMF Awards, respectively.

Charts

Track listing

# "Just Abuse Me" - 2:33
# "Charlotte" - 2:24
# "Shooting Star" - 4:08
# "No More Running Away" - 4:23
# "Empty Space" - 3:37
# "Time Goes By" - 4:06
# "I Like That" - 2:26
# "Never Even Told Me Her Name" - 2:45
# "Get In Line" - 2:07
# "I Can't Understand" - 4:25
# "Your Fractured Life" - 22:55:*Includes hidden track "Pee Wee Martini"

The Japan release of "Fractured Life" includes bonus tracks "An End To All Our Problems" and "Left Out In The Rain", b-sides to former singles "Charlotte" and "Shooting Star" respectively.

The US and German releases also included an extra track, "Come On". The track was released in US and made available free to download from the band's website in the United Kingdom.


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