Chicago-based indie rock band
Airiel, a quartet consisting of
Chris DeBrizzio,
Cory Osborne,
John Rungger, and
Jeremy Wrenn, began their record-making with a series of four-song EPs released by the Clairecords label.
Winks & Kisses: Frosted appeared on July 15, 2003, followed by
Winks & Kisses: Dizzy on September 16, 2003,
Winks & Kisses: Melted on February 10, 2004, and
Winks & Kisses: Crackled on June 29, 2004; the four releases later were packaged together as a box set. The band released a self-titled EP in June 2005 and the same year embarked on its first tour of the East Coast. They released their first full-length album,
The Battle of Sealand, on Highwheel Records on August 21, 2007. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide