Album · The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event by The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event is an album by The Airborne Toxic Event, released in 2008. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 53 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sometime Around Midnight”, on 53 lists and voted number one once.
The Airborne Toxic Event's self-titled debut arrived on August 5, 2008, cut entirely in a home studio belonging to their producer, Pete Min. The Los Angeles band, named after a section of Don DeLillo's novel White Noise, is led by singer and guitarist Mikel Jollett alongside guitarist Steven Chen.
Their calling card is a rush of heart-on-sleeve rock swept up in strings and orchestral drama, and here it's raw and urgent. "Sometime Around Midnight" is the one: a slow burn that builds and builds into a desperate climax, and it went to number 4 on the Billboard modern rock chart. "Gasoline", the first single, turned up in FIFA 09 and Band Hero. After signing with Island, the band saw the album reissued on March 16, 2009.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Airborne Toxic Event on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometime Around Midnight | 53 | #1 | 1 | 2008–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.