AIRLANDS is a 5 piece Minneapolis Based Indie Collective with a focus on Ethereal texture, harmonic vocals, introverted yet explosive songwriting, and symphonic string arrangements. Sometimes the drums come in from over the hills. Or barefoot from the next room. Think haunting cello and chiming guitar. Harmonies. As many as we can have. Think five people trusting a song, and using it to climb out of the hollows.

AirLands makes songs that are both about what a person knows, and what a person doesn’t know, trusting the songs to hold the space, and do the work and the witnessing.

Ben Noble is a Minneapolis-based artist and producer. He released his debut album Whisky Priest in the Spring of 2017. Fully self-produced and recorded in a cabin, Whisky Priest is a journey of exacting introspection. Noble loves the contrast of serene, innocent melodies with a haunting chorus of falsetto voices. A sea of guitars and strings adds cinematic qualities, creating a drama of darkness and light. Whisky Priest wrestles with the desire to create a good world for those he loves while facing the fact that there is a nagging darkness in him that will never go away. Noble’s follow-up album Where The Light Comes In is a major expansion of the sonic palette, introducing drums, synthesizers, electric guitars, and much more to Noble's signature melodies and textures. It is as much a sonic experiment as it is a heart-rending search for answers to questions of grief and the cyclical nature of trauma.

“Ben Noble’s music is a sonic sanctuary.” - CITY PAGES

“Noble’s intimate sound and lullaby-like melodies set him apart in the Twin Cities music scene.” - THE WAKE MAGAZINE

“Obvious comparisons to Bon Iver wouldn’t be too off, especially with his looped falsetto and harmonies. But Noble’s ultra-tender voice and haunting writing style better recalls Damien Rice.” - STAR TRIBUNE