TPA Flight 028
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TPA Flight 028 is the second album by Canadian indie rock
group Tristan Psionic
. It was released in 1996 on Sonic Unyon
, a record label started by three members of the band. TPA is the IATA code of Tampa International Airport
, but it more likely stands for the fictional "Tristan Psionic Airline."
The album held the number one position for Canadian college radio for eight weeks. It also reached the top thirty on the CMJ
(Top 200) college radio albums chart.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
group Tristan Psionic
Tristan Psionic
Tristan Psionic was a Canadian indie rock band.Formed in the early 1990s in Hamilton, Ontario, the band consisted of vocalist Sandy McIntosh, guitarist Mark Milne, bassist Gary "Wool" McMaster and drummer Tim Potocic...
. It was released in 1996 on Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...
, a record label started by three members of the band. TPA is the IATA code of Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority...
, but it more likely stands for the fictional "Tristan Psionic Airline."
The album held the number one position for Canadian college radio for eight weeks. It also reached the top thirty on the CMJ
College Music Journal
College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a music events/publishing company which hosts an annual festival in New York City, the CMJ Music Marathon, as well as a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. It publishes top 30...
(Top 200) college radio albums chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Tristan Psionic (Peter Kirkpatrick, Sandy McIntosh, Mark Milne, and Tim Potocic).- "Air Traffic Control" – 4:26
- "Divided" – 4:24
- "Lucky Star" – 3:13
- "Professional Human" – 2:58
- "Secret" – 4:53
- "Puke" – 3:22
- "All of the Important Things I've Done" – 4:00
- "3 AM (Circa 1996)" – 3:01
- "Trans Am Kid" – 2:45
- "Zone of Compass Unreliability" – 2:59
- "Donut Rock City" – 7:02