Airiel. Chicago shoegaze/dream-pop band led by guitarist-vocalist Jeremy Wrenn since the late 1990s. He started the project, then called Airiel Project One, in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1997 after his earlier band Black Olive broke up. Loud, layered guitars with danceable rhythm and melody, across records like The Battle of Sealand (2007) and Molten Young Lovers (2017). 'Firefly' is from the 2003–2004 Winks & Kisses EP series, with guest vocalist Stella Tran. Feeltrip Records reissued the series as a 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition in November 2023. The single 'Hide & Seek' came out in October 2024.
From the notes for Episode 10 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
