{{Infobox musical artist | name = Sun Airway | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | genre = {{Flatlist| * alternative dance * indietronica * dream pop * alternative rock * indie rock * indie pop * pop rock }} | years_active = {{start date|2009}}–Present | label = Dead Oceans | spinoff_of = The A-Sides | website = {{URL|facebook.com/sunairway}} | current_members = Jon Barthmus<br>Patrick Marsceill | past_members = }}
'''Sun Airway''' is an American music duo consisting of Jon Barthmus and Patrick Marsceill, formerly of The A-Sides. The duo plays a style of alternative dance, indietronica, dream pop, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, and pop rock music. Sun Airway was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2009, while they disbanded in 2013. The duo released two studio albums, ''Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier'' (2010) and ''Soft Fall'' (2012), both with Dead Oceans. In 2017, they self-released their third album, ''Heraldic Black Cherry''.
==Background== They formed after the disbandment of The A-Sides in 2009, where they originated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, being Jon Barthmus and his drummer Patrick Marsceill. There was a brief hiatus in 2013 with speculation that the band had disbanded once again, after only seeing a few posts on their Facebook page between 2012 and 2016. Speculation was put to rest with the announcement of their third album.<ref name="AllMusic Biography">{{cite web |first=Thom |last=Jurek |title=Sun Airway : Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sun-airway-mn0002538813/biography |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919195024/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sun-airway-mn0002538813/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Fitzmaurice |title=Sun Airway : Feature |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8565-rising-sun-airway/ |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=October 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427061649/http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8565-rising-sun-airway/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Interview Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Ilana |last=Kaplan |title=A Little Night Music from Sun Airway |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/2011-02-15/sun-airway-nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier/print/ |journal=Interview |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=February 15, 2011 |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513172553/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/2011-02-15/sun-airway-nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier/print/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Music history== The band commenced as a musical entity in 2009, with releasing a studio album, ''Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier'', on October 25, 2010,<ref name="AllMusic Review One">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=''Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier'' – Sun Airway : Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier-mw0002048582 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919214540/http://www.allmusic.com/album/nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier-mw0002048582 |url-status=live }}</ref> with Dead Oceans.<ref name="Metacritic First">{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier by Sun Airway |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier/sun-airway/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209093355/https://www.metacritic.com/music/nocturne-of-exploded-crystal-chandelier/sun-airway/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref> Their subsequent studio album, ''Soft Fall'', was released on October 2, 2012,<ref name="AllMusic Review Two">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=''Soft Fall'' – Sun Airway : Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/soft-fall-mw0002410613 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |date=October 2, 2012 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919202101/http://www.allmusic.com/album/soft-fall-mw0002410613 |url-status=live }}</ref> as the final release from the duo by Dead Oceans. In December 2016, Sun Airway released a single called FOAM, with an announcement of a new album, on their Facebook Page.<ref name="Metacritic Second">{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Soft Fall by Sun Airway |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/soft-fall/sun-airway/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 11, 2016 |archive-date=December 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229070136/http://www.metacritic.com/music/soft-fall/sun-airway/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Members== * Jonathan Ernest "Jon" Barthmus (born October 3, 1980) – lead vocals * Patrick Marsceill (born May 16, 1983) – drums
==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier'' (October 25, 2010, Dead Oceans) * ''Soft Fall'' (October 2, 2012, Dead Oceans) * ''Heraldic Black Cherry'' (2017) * ''Citrus Quarters'' (2022)
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==External links== * {{Facebook|sunairway|Official page}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Rock music groups from Philadelphia Category:2009 establishments in Pennsylvania Category:2013 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Category:Musical groups established in 2009 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2013 Category:Dead Oceans artists