Airhead (band)
| Company type | Indie rock group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Maidstone, Kent , England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Music recordings (album: Boing!!, singles including "Funny How" and "Counting Sheep") |
Airhead—initially known as Jefferson Airhead—was an indie rock group originating from Maidstone, Kent, England, active mainly throughout the early 1990s and associated with the latter phase of the Madchester scene.
To avoid confusion with Jefferson Airplane due to the similarity in names, the band shortened their name to Airhead. They achieved modest chart recognition in the UK Singles Chart with their tracks "Funny How" and "Counting Sheep." Following the release of one album alongside multiple singles, their contract with the record label Korova ended, after which they released their concluding record, the That's Enough EP, under Mother Tongue. The single "Funny How" stands out as their most notable song, having received extensive rotation on BBC Radio 1 and being used as the opening theme for the BBC football show Match of the Day.
In 1996, Airhead made a brief live comeback by opening for Kula Shaker at the Tunbridge Wells Forum.
Album
- Boing!! (20 January 1992) – reached UK No. 29
Singles
- "Congratulations" (released as Jefferson Airhead, 1991)
- "Scrap Happy" (released as Jefferson Airhead, 1991)
- "Funny How" (October 1991) – UK chart position No. 57
- "Counting Sheep" (December 1991) – peaked at UK No. 35
- "Right Now" (March 1992) – attained UK No. 50
- That's Enough EP (1993)
In addition to their album cuts, several B-sides and demo tracks such as "Something Blue," "The Enemy," and "Take My Train" were part of their discography but did not appear on their only album.