Airiel

Airiel
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Shoegaze, psychedelic rock
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Roisin Recordings, Sonic Syrup, Clairecords, Sonicbaby Records, Highwheel Records, Shelflife Records
Website	Airiel
Members	Jeremy Wrenn Andrew Marrah Matt Blanton Spencer Kiss
Past members	Chris DeBrizzio Mikey Pinaud Cory Osborne Chase Johnson Andrew Puricelli John Rungger Zeeshan Abbasi

Airiel is an American shoegaze band from Chicago, Illinois, currently signed to Shelflife Records.

Airiel was formed as Airiel Project One in 1997, in Bloomington, Indiana, by guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Wrenn and former bandmate Shawn Delaney. This followed the breakup of Wrenn's previous shoegaze band, Black Olive, who had released one album, Verge. After shortening their name to Airiel, their debut single, "Shirley Temple Tidal Wave", was released in 1999 by Roisin Recordings.

During 2003-2004, the band released a series of four Winks & Kisses EPs on Clairecords, each containing four songs. The EPs were later reissued as a box set, also titled Winks and Kisses.

In 2005, Airiel released a self-titled EP on Sonicbaby Records, and toured the eastern United States.

In 2007, the band recorded their debut full-length, The Battle of Sealand, which was released on Highwheel Records in August of that year. In honor of their contribution to the culture of the Principality of Sealand, a micronation, all the members of the band were named official lords of Sealand, and were invited to be the first rock band to play a concert in the nation, to be broadcast live over the internet. However, this concert did not take place.

Bassist/vocalist Cory Osborne and drummer John Rungger left the band in late 2007, and Airiel relocated to Bridgeport, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Airiel toured the UK and Ireland in April 2008 with Ulrich Schnauss, who had collaborated with the band on The Battle of Sealand track "Sugar Crystals".

In 2012, Airiel returned with the Kid Games EP.

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