Windsor Airlift
{{short description|American ambient post-rock band}}
{{primary sources|date=March 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Windsor Airlift
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| genre = {{flatlist|
- Ambient
- post-rock
- instrumental rock
- pop punk (early)
- math rock (early)
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| origin = Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
| years_active = 2001–present
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| current_members = * Andy Johnson
- Tony Johnson
| past_members = * Adam Young
- Michael DeMars
}}
Windsor Airlift is an American ambient post-rock band formed by brothers Andy Johnson and Tony Johnson, and Adam Young. The band, to date, has released eight studio albums, eight extended plays, one live album, and six singles.
History
The band was formed in Owatonna, Minnesota,{{cite web|url=https://www.themusicbed.com/artists/windsor-airlift/9468|title=Windsor Airlift on The Music Bed|website=The Music Bed|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415051355/https://www.themusicbed.com/artists/windsor-airlift/9468|archivedate=April 15, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2024}} and started out as Left Lane in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.southernminn.com/scene/music/owl-city-beginnings/article_62a84cc7-3684-5453-8537-8fe32dd5c1f5.html|title=Owl City Beginnings|website=SouthMinn.com|author=Autumn Van Ravenhorst|date=October 5, 2015|access-date=November 13, 2024}} Adam Young met Andy Johnson when they were both in elementary school and began making music. Andy used his uncle's Washburn electric guitar, which he hasn't stopped using since, while his brother Tony, picked up the bass guitar. They had a drum set which Young would use every time he joined the Johnsons at their house.{{cite web|url=https://flux9ine.com/features/2013/10/31/397/interview-windsor-airlift-discusses-music-lp/|title=Interview: Windsor Airlift Discusses "Music" LP|website=flux9ine.com|author=Skov|date=October 31, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2024}} The group wrote parody songs and recorded them on a PC mic, as well as selling their CDs from their lockers.{{cite tweet|number=1321203980417015808|user=windsorairlift|title=Before Windsor Airlift we were Left Lane. 2001-2002. We wrote parody songs and recorded them on a PC mic. We saved up, bought a burner and sold cds out of our lockers. We documented our life as a band on this vhs tape. It's absolutely ridiculous and a glimpse into our early days.|date=October 27, 2020}} In fall of 2002, the band regrouped as Windsor Airlift.{{cite web|url=http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/news/local/article_a9305134-fd6f-5599-8e93-b29ab1b2208d.html|title=Announcement of Windsor Airlift's April homecoming concert|website=SouthernMinn.com|publisher=Faribault Daily News|author=Derek Sullivan|date=April 18, 2012|accessdate=April 16, 2014}} On April 25, 2003, they released their first EP, The Basement EP,{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/l2hqR3OKsu/|title=Throwback picture of The Basement EP CD|website=Instagram|accessdate=May 5, 2014}} as well as played their very first show.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift/photos/a.10150387076184263.366720.197380624262/10152205324054263/?type=1|title=April 25, 2003. First Windsor Airlift show.|website=Facebook|accessdate=May 7, 2014}} Between the release of The Basement EP and mid-2003, they played at several shows including Sunshine Festival, Bethel Church,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqo85taQ-9k|title=Windsor Airlift's 1st Show|website=YouTube|access-date=January 14, 2024}} and Ironwood Springs. The group also performed shows at local churches and while they were in high school.{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/owl-city-goes-back-to-school-for-halloween/106422508/?refresh=true|title=Owl City goes back to school for Halloween|website=Star Tribune|author=Chris Riemenschneider|date=October 31, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2024}}
After playing at Steele County's Battle of the Bands in 2003,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGN643Ofi8A|title=Windsor Airlift Live at the Steele County Free Fair|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 29, 2014}} the band made a major change in genre direction. Abandoning nearly every aspect of pop/punk, they began writing music influenced by Unwed Sailor, and quickly released Selections for a Fallen Soldier. During late 2003, the band began work on Selections for a Fallen Soldier, Vol. II, while performing at events on the weekends.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Selections for a Fallen Soldier, Vol. II, was released in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=317251|title=Windsor Airlift - Selections for a Fallen Soldier, Vol. II|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=January 14, 2024}} The band also began creating short films to be played with their songs on old televisions at their concerts. They released their album, Moonfish Parachutist in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=439177|title=Windsor Airlift - Moonfish Parachutist|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=January 14, 2024}} In early 2005, the band released a four-song EP, Hotels.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=317274|title=Hotels EP - Windsor Airlift|website=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=January 15, 2024}} Along with the release of the EP, they also released the album, Qiu!. Many of these albums were recorded in Young's basement. Throughout 2005 and 2006, they continued to play at shows and write music with an additional member, and long-time friend to the group, Michael DeMars.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktVZTurtvdI|title="Another One Bites the Dust" (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 15, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQsOEcJQy_Y|title="Bruce Willis Takes a Walk" (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 15, 2014}} In late 2006, the band released Ocean City Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=317276|title=Windsor Airlift - Ocean City Park|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=January 15, 2024}} Young and Andy collaborated on a project via the internet, and released the EP, Beneath The Crystal Waves.{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-crystal-waves|title=Beneath The Crystal Waves on Bandcamp|website=Bandcamp|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}
In 2007, the band slowed down as Young's electronic project, Owl City, began to rise in popularity. In 2009, Young departed the group to focus on Owl City.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/electro-pop-act-owl-city-takes-off-with-fireflies-267847/|title=Electro-Pop Act Owl City Takes Off With 'Fireflies'|magazine=Billboard|author=Jill Menze|date=August 4, 2009|access-date=January 14, 2024}} Before his departure, the group released the EP, We Rule!. In October 2010, Windsor Airlift released the album Flight.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1s7HSYMbSioL9n3b2ZbGzr|title=Flight - Album by Windsor Airlift|website=Spotify|accessdate=March 21, 2014}} Some unreleased recording bits the band did before Adam Young's departure were merged into the album as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpMxab8T4M|title=Windsor Update pt.2|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 30, 2014}} Around the same time of the album's release, the group decided to release a compilation album that contained the EPs, Ocean City Park and Beneath The Crystal Waves.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M92mX94nIa8|title=Windsor Airlift Album(s) Released!|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 30, 2014}}
On December 22, 2011, Windsor Airlift started an album art contest for an upcoming album entitled The Meadow.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift/photos/a.10150387076184263.366720.197380624262/10150450924019263/?type=1&stream_ref=10|title=The Meadow album artwork contest|website=Facebook|accessdate=April 14, 2014}} On January 20, 2012, the album was officially released.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4VcZSL4EvT3UjnjBtqsMG2|title=The Meadow - Album by Windsor Airlift|website=Spotify|accessdate=March 21, 2014}} Tony Johnson stated that the idea for The Meadow, started in June 2010.{{cite web|url=http://thewindsorairlift.tumblr.com/post/16312769418/the-meadow-behind-the-trees-pt-1|title=The Meadow – Behind The Trees – Pt. 1: Inspiration for the album|website=Tumblr|accessdate=April 14, 2014}} Some songs from the album were written for Tony Johnson's then fiance Emily Jane, most notably the track, "Snowfall".{{cite web|url=http://thewindsorairlift.tumblr.com/post/16748451480/snowfall-behind-the-trees-part-2|title=Snowfall – Behind the Trees – Part 2: Inspiration for the album|website=Tumblr|accessdate=April 14, 2014}} The group described The Meadow as an album that, "follows its characters through long, toilsome journeys, optimistic summers days, and inevitable storms."{{cite web|url=http://www.storenvy.com/products/232680-the-meadow-cd|title=The Meadow CD on Storenvy|website=Storenvy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418164425/http://www.storenvy.com/products/232680-the-meadow-cd|archivedate=April 18, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2024}} In April 2012, the band performed four shows to raise money for the Clean Water Movement. On April 28, Windsor Airlift returned to its origin home of Owatonna, Minnesota for a homecoming concert, performing alongside Cabin of Love and Carinthia. Former touring member, Michael DeMars joined them on the stage for the concert. They also played a show with Carinthia and Swimming With Dolphins at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the neighborhood of Dinkytown. Shortly after, on May 25, the band released a live album titled, Live at the Varsity Theater, which was recorded during the concert.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5onbfoG2fClfjIG8zbgU9X|title=Live at the Varsity Theater - Album by Windsor Airlift|website=Spotify|accessdate=April 14, 2014}}
On May 30, 2013, the group revealed that they were working on a new album titled: Moonfish Parachutist 2. Along with this announcement, a music video for a song on the album called "Silhouette Harbor" was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiU9N0X16tY|title="Silhouette Harbor" Official Music Video on YouTube|website=YouTube|accessdate=March 21, 2014}} However, in September 2013, Windsor Airlift revealed that they were raising money to create physical CD formats of another album: Music. They also had an album artwork contest.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift/photos/a.10150387076184263.366720.197380624262/10151687410554263/?type=1&stream_ref=10|title=Music album artwork contest|website=Facebook|accessdate=April 14, 2014}} The album was released on September 23, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://flux9ine.com/news/2013/09/24/391/windsor-airlift-releases-music-lp/|title=Windsor Airlift releases "Music" LP|website=flux9ine.com|author=Skov|date=September 24, 2013|accessdate=March 21, 2014}} The album peaked at number 84 on the iTunes Electronic Albums chart.{{cite tweet|number=382492483466190848|user=windsorairlift|title=Music is at #84 on electronic charts over at iTunes! Do you think it'll get any higher?!?!|date=September 24, 2013}} The band also released a three-song EP entitled The Forest Sings to Distant Shores, that same month.{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/the-forest-sings-to-distant-shores|title=The Forest Sings to Distant Shores on Bandcamp|website=Bandcamp|accessdate=May 5, 2014}} On December 31, the band released a single called "December".{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/track/december|title="December" on Bandcamp|website=Bandcamp|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}
On April 6, 2014, the band released a small snippet to a track they were working on, via Instagram which later was revealed to be titled, "Beginnings".{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/meAzicuKvy/|title="Beginnings" preview|website=Instagram|accessdate=April 18, 2014}} On August 10, Windsor Airlift re-released their second album, Moonfish Parachutist for free download via DropBox.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift/posts/10152402059669263|title=Moonfish Parachutist Facebook announcement|website=Facebook|accessdate=August 10, 2014}} On August 30, the group performed a show at the Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, Iowa alongside Unwed Sailor.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift/posts/10152434719239263|title=Windsor Airlift announces their August show|website=Facebook|accessdate=September 2, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-_tXKNC86I|title=Windsor Airlift Live – Spring|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 2, 2014}} On December 3, the band released an eight-track Christmas album, Songs for Christmas.{{cite web|url=https://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-christmas|title=Songs for Christmas on BandCamp|website=BandCamp|date=December 3, 2014|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}
On April 15, 2015, Windsor Airlift released a two-song EP, From the Archives.{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-archives|title=From The Archives on BandCamp|publisher=BandCamp|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=May 8, 2015}} On March 14, 2016, they released The Moon's House.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-moons-house/1212031547|title=The Moon's House - Album by Windsor Airlift|website=Apple Music|access-date=January 15, 2024}} In the following years, the group released a handful of singles, with their latest, "Into the Woods" in January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/into-the-woods-single/1604410737|title=Into the Woods - Single by Windsor Airlift|website=Apple Music|access-date=January 15, 2024}}
Members
Current members
- Andy Johnson – guitar, laptop, keyboard, drums (2002–present)
- Tony Johnson – bass (2002–present)
Former members
- Adam Young – drums (2002–2009)
- Michael DeMars – guitar (2004–2005){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-_tXKNC86I|title=Windsor Airlift Live - Spring|website=YouTube|date=September 2, 2014|access-date=November 13, 2024}}
Touring musicians
- Emily Johnson – keyboard (2012–2013)
- Scott Gratton – guitar (2012–2013)
- Daniel Johnson – drums (2012–2013)
- Daniel Jorgensen – drums, keyboard (2014)
Musical style and influence
Windsor Airlift brings a mixture of guitar, bass, piano, electronic keyboard, synthesizers, and drums. Since the band is instrumentally-based, they have no vocals (though some of their songs do have snippets from movies or famous speeches).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vep6MYCZkU|title=Windsor Airlift Live at the OCC (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}} This has given the band their signature, as they play with their backs turned to the audience in an attempt to take the attention off themselves and onto the music.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8zRZ4Dz50|title=Windsor Airlift Live in Downtown Owatonna (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz-hFFWAjtg|title=Windsor Airlift Live at the OCC 2 (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHmL88oZbIw|title=Windsor Airlift Live at the OCC 3 (2005)|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHwDmxf7JcE|title=Windsor Airlift Live at the North Iowa Free Fair|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}}
When the group first started and was originally a pop punk band,{{cite web|url=https://www.thatsmags.com/guangzhou/post/9789/interview-with-owl-city-s-adam-young|title=Interview with Owl City's Adam Young|website=That's Mags|author=Andrew Chin|date=May 8, 2015|access-date=January 14, 2024}} they were influenced by Christian bands such as Relient K, Philmore, and Ace Troubleshooter.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2dy1Jo-yFA|title=SE 101 – Ace Troubleshooter Live at the Aquarium|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}} The band's current ambient post-rock musical style is heavily drawn off Unwed Sailor. The group is also influenced by their Christian faith and worldview.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2dy1Jo-yFA|title="Sunrise (Live)" music video|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 16, 2014}} An example of this is the song "Owl" (which features some audio snippets from the film Cast Away) off their 2005 EP, Hotels.{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/track/owl|title="Owl" on Bandcamp|website=Bandcamp|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}
{{blockquote|"We are an instrumental post rock band. We love Jesus Christ. We love music. We love you." – Windsor Airlift{{cite web|url=http://www.storenvy.com/stores/24057-windsor-airlift|title=Windsor Airlift on Storenvy|website=Storenvy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322030429/http://www.storenvy.com/stores/24057-windsor-airlift|archivedate=March 22, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014}}}}
Tony Johnson stated in a Windsor Airlift documentary that in the early years, when the band need inspiration, they used to smash things.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkGlC9XE8ow|title=Windsor Airlift: Ep. 1 – Musical Inspiration|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2014}} This, in turn, explains the multiple YouTube videos the band has posted of them throwing and wrecking old television sets and speakers.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ0q0siC9OU|title=Boy Smashing Speaker Off Van – Owl City|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZGcya5tpb4|title=Owl City TV Smash|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kppx7vgtfQ|title=Windsor Airlift's Smashing Glass|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79MEIihaoss|title=Boy Smashes Tv|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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| scope="row"| Selections for a Fallen Soldier
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| scope="row"| Moonfish Parachutist
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| scope="row"| Qui!
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| scope="row"| Flight
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| scope="row"| The Meadow
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| scope="row"| Music
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| scope="row"| Songs for Christmas
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| scope="row"| The Moon's House
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=Compilation albums=
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| scope="row"| Ocean City Park and Beneath the Crystal Waves
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=Live albums=
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| scope="row"| Live at the Varsity Theater
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=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| The Basement
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| scope="row"| Selections for a Fallen Soldier Vol. 2
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| scope="row"| Hotels!{{#tag:ref|Release date on their Bandcamp page is stated as 2007-10-15, though this conflicts with most other sources.{{Cite web|title=Hotels, by Windsor Airlift|url=https://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/hotels|access-date=2022-12-09|website=Bandcamp|language=en}}|group="nb"}}
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| scope="row"| Ocean City Park{{#tag:ref|Release date on their Bandcamp page is stated as 2013-09-21, though this conflicts with most other sources and can't be correct, as Adam Young is credited on this EP, yet he left the band in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/ocean-city-park|title=Ocean City Park on Bandcamp|website=Bandcamp|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}|group="nb"}}
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| scope="row"| Beneath the Crystal Waves
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| scope="row"| We Rule!
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| scope="row"| The Forest Sings to Distant Shores
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| scope="row"| From the Archives
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Unreleased
- Moonfish Parachutist 2 (Currently cancelled)
=Singles=
Other Songs
- White Shores (Unknown)
- Seaboards (2008)
- Camera Blizzard (2010)
- Basketball Abridged (Unknown)
- You Mess with Kurt and You Go in the Grinder (Unknown)
- I Am Hercules (Unknown)
- Hallogen (2010)
Other projects
;The Atlantic/Glacier Island
In 2004, Andy Johnson, Tony Johnson, and Adam Young created an electronic project called The Atlantic.{{cite web|url=http://www.purevolume.com/TheAtlantic |title=The Atlantic on PureVolume |publisher=PureVolume |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/From+Pelican+Shores/8172684 |title=From Pelican Shores album by The Atlantic (Glacier Island) |publisher=Grooveshark |accessdate=May 1, 2014}} They released a few songs before the band went dormant for a number of years.
In 2010, Andy and Tony Johnson resurrected and reformed the project under the name Glacier Island.{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/glacierisland |title=Glacier Island on MySpace |publisher=MySpace |accessdate=May 2, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/glacierisland |title=Glacier Island on SoundCloud |publisher=SoundCloud |accessdate=May 2, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.purevolume.com/GlacierIsland |title=Glacier Island on PureVolume |publisher=PureVolume |accessdate=May 2, 2014}} Since then, the group has released two studio albums entitled From Pelican Shores (2010){{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-pelican-shores/id388069658 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505083751/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-pelican-shores/id388069658 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |title=From Pelican Shores on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=March 20, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/from-pelican-shores |title=From Pelican Shores on BandCamp |publisher=BandCamp |date=August 17, 2010 |accessdate=December 30, 2014}} and The Campfire Lullabies (2012).{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-campfire-lullabies/id553873637 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822032442/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-campfire-lullabies/id553873637 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2012 |title=The Campfire Lullabies on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=March 20, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/album/the-campfire-lullabies |title=The Campfire Lullabies on Bandcamp |publisher=Bandcamp |accessdate=March 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://windsorairlift.storenvy.com/collections/54753-all-products/products/679968-glacier-island-the-campfire-lullabies-cd |title=Hard copies of The Campfire Lullabies on Windsor Airlift's Official Store |publisher=Storenvy.com |accessdate=March 27, 2014}} Both albums were released on August 16, exactly two years apart.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nPweho4Qs |title=The Campfire Lullabies Vlog |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 28, 2014}}
Glacier Island's song "Boat" (off From Pelican Shores) echos back to the track "Boat" from Windsor Airlift's first release, The Basement EP, with a totally different sound and genre.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Yu7aI25bo |title="Boat" by Windsor Airlift |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uiXAAt5yEI |title="Boat" by Glacier Island |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}
On May 2, 2013, an official music video for the song "Nostalgia" (off The Campfire Lullabies) was released via YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuuP-5_yWG8 |title="Nostalgia" Official Music Video on YouTube |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=March 23, 2014}}
On May 10, 2013, Glacier Island played a show at Wooly's in Des Moines, Iowa. For this show, vocals were performed by Andy Johnson. Live footage from the show was published to YouTube by Johnson over the next few days.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVf3Dd7ih2g |title=Glacier Island Live – Something That I Read |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhiw_0UgfDw |title=Glacier Island Live – Night Drive |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_K19Q-vBb4 |title=Glacier Island Live – Nostalgia |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9PTdRtDq8 |title=Glacier Island Live – I Hate Goodbyes |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 17, 2014}}
On June 1, 2018, Glacier Island released a new single entitled, "Arrows".{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/glacierisland/arrows |title=Glacier Island – "Arrows" |publisher=SoundCloud |accessdate=July 16, 2018}} This coincided with the release of Owl City's album Cinematic.
;The Perfect Theory
In 2006, Andy Johnson and Tony Johnson created a side project entitled The Perfect Theory.{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/perfecttheory |title=The Perfect Theory on MySpace |publisher=MySpace |accessdate=March 20, 2014}} A good deal of the songs produced, centered around Waldorf College, the school that Andy and Anthony Johnson attended.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CTJMq1j9EA |title=Comm's World |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 17, 2014}} Adam Young was featured in the project's songs "Prom Night" and "Without You Baby". The project ran until 2009.
;Dolphin Park
In 2007, Andy Johnson, Tony Johnson, and Adam Young created the ambient instrumental project, Dolphin Park.{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/dolphinpark |title=Dolphin Park on MySpace |publisher=MySpace |accessdate=April 18, 2014}} The project released four songs which were later re-released as Windsor Airlift's 2008 EP, Beneath The Crystal Waves. Windsor Airlift's recurring song, "The Theme for Moonglow", also originated from the project.
;Other
Andy Johnson, Tony Johnson, and Adam Young also did many more side projects throughout 2005 to 2007.
In 2007, Andy and Tony Johnson created a minor one-song project entitled Casey's Pizza.{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/caseyspizza |title=Casey's Pizza on MySpace |publisher=MySpace |accessdate=April 17, 2014}} The project's genre was intentionally bad rap.
In early 2012, Andy Johnson released a solo worship album entitled Love Songs.{{cite web|url=http://andywjohnson.bandcamp.com/album/love-songs |title=Love Songs on Bandcamp |publisher=Bandcamp |accessdate=April 14, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.storenvy.com/products/435946-love-songs-by-andy-johnson |title=Physical copies of Love Songs on Windsor Airlift's official store |publisher=Storenvy.com |accessdate=March 20, 2014}}
In late 2012, Andy Johnson created the project entitled Lantern Music.{{cite web|url=http://lanternmusic.org/ |title=Lantern Music official site |publisher=LanternMusic.org |accessdate=April 14, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thelanternmusic |title=Lantern Music on Facebook |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=April 14, 2014}} The goal of the project is to make Bible memorization easier and more fun for children.
From time to time, Andy Johnson will do a cover of an Owl City song.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kSN2sUO3Nw |title=Owl City's "Sky Diver" Cover – Andy Johnson |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZndPnC6v7DY |title=Owl City – Metropolis Acoustic Cover – Andy Johnson |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=April 29, 2014}}
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External links
- [http://thewindsorairlift.tumblr.com/ Windsor Airlift's Blog]
- [https://www.facebook.com/windsorairlift Windsor Airlift's Facebook]
- [https://windsorairlift.bandcamp.com/ Windsor Airlift on Bandcamp]
- [http://www.myspace.com/windsorairlift Windsor Airlift's Myspace page]
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