[News] Air France Call It Quits

Swedish pop duo Air France have taken to their Tumblr to announce that the band is no more. Frowny face. The duo comprising of Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt posted an expert titled "We’ll make this brief, because it hurts too much" in which they thank the people that made everything they achieved possible."During the first year of Air France, somewhere in the middle of the last decade, everything seemed to come so easily" it reads before going on to say they got to play all the "places on that big map we had dreamt about. We got to play records at the Rough Trade store in London, we went to the Red Square, we woke up on Iceland during a volcanic eruption, we drank beer at the cliffs of the Niagara" before turning to the fact that after releasing 2008′s No Way Down EP they found it hard to finish anything: "We’ve never been able to finish anything, nothing was ever good enough. We have tried so hard, and we truly gave it everything we had. And now we have decided to stop trying, even though it breaks our hearts. But for all the reasons mentioned above, and for a thousand more, we don’t regret a thing." 

It's not all doom and gloom though "We wish we could thank all the people who has helped and inspired us...Goodbye for now. Who knows, maybe we’ll see you again in another shape. After all, we’re people that never stop dreaming." So, let's hope they don't stop dreaming and that one day we get a reincarnation of what once was Air France.

[Watch] Memory Tapes - "Yes I Know" (Video)

Above is the video for "Yes I Know" from Memory Tapes' upcoming album Player Piano, which drops July 4th in Europe + Australia and July 5th in the US, courtesy of Something in Construction, Inertia and Carpark, respectively. This is the kind of video that will stick with you for months, which works out perfectly because it compliments the song so well.

Memory Tapes will be joined by the likes of Star Slinger and Air France for live performances in London, Manchester and Glasgow. Further US and Canadian dates including New York have also been unveiled with more to follow.

You can pre-order Player Piano over on InSound. If you want to hear more from the album, head on over to SoundCloud for a listen.

Tour dates after the jump!

Jul 01  NewYork City - Mercury Lounge w/New Moods
Jul 05  Paris - Fleche D’or
Jul 06  London - XOYO w/StarSlinger and Air France live
Jul 07  Manchester Deaf Institute w/StarSlinger and Air France live
Jul 08  Glasgow King Tuts w/StarSlinger and Air France live
Jul 18 Vancouver Electric Owl
Jul 19 Seattle Chop Suey
Jul 20 Portland Doug Fir
Aug 09 Washington Red Palace
Aug 10  Philadelphia Johnny Brenda’s
Aug 12 Montreal Sala Rossa
Aug 13 Toronto Wrongbar
Aug 15 Chicago Empty Bottle