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{{Short description|American band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = On!Air!Library!

| image =

| image_size = 250px

| background = group_or_band

| years_active = 1998-2005

| origin = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States

| genre = [[Post-rock]], [[ambient music]], [[experimental music]]

| label = [[Arena Rock Recording Co.]]

| associated_acts = [[School of Seven Bells]], Daylight's for the Birds

| past_members = Claudia Deheza<br />Alejandra Deheza<br />Phillip Wann

}}

'''On!Air!Library!''' was an American [[post-rock]]/[[Ambient music|ambient]]/[[experimental music|experimental]] rock band from [[New York City]]. Twin sisters Claudia and Alejandra Deheza formed the group with Phillip Wann in 1998.<ref name= "ST">{{cite news |last=Begrand |first=Adrian |url= https://www.popmatters.com/onairlibrary-st-2496023592.html |title=On!Air!Library!: Self-Titled |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=April 8, 2004 |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref> Through playing at local venues and parties, the trio eventually landed a deal with [[Arena Rock Recording Co.]] in 2002, and in 2003, a split record with [[The Album Leaf]] exposed the band to a wider audience, paving the way for their full-length, self-titled, debut album in 2004.<ref name= "OAL">{{cite news |last=Ubi |first=Sam |url= https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6092-onairlibrary/ |title=On!Air!Library!: ''On!Air!Library!'' |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=March 21, 2004 |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref> That same year, they embarked on a nationwide tour with [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]] and [[The Secret Machines]]. In 2005, On! Air! Library! disbanded. The Deheza sisters both became involved in a new project, [[School of Seven Bells]], with former Secret Machines guitarist [[Benjamin Curtis (musician)|Benjamin Curtis]].<ref name= "Curtis">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Brian |url= https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2016/03/25/news/alejandra-deheza-on-the-final-school-of-seven-bells-album-dedicated-to-benjamin-curtis-462075/ |title=Alejandra Deheza on the final School of Seven Bells album, dedicated to Benjamin Curtis |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref> Wann also started a new band, Daylight's for the Birds, which released its first album in 2006.<ref name= "screen">{{cite news |last=Heffernan |first=Lisa |url= https://www.amny.com/news/by-the-light-of-the-big-screen/ |title=By the light of the big screen |work=[[AM New York Metro]] |date=December 21, 2006 |access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===

*''On!Air!Library!'' (EP) (2001)

*''[[A Lifetime or More]]'' split EP with [[The Album Leaf]] (2003)

*''On!Air!Library!'' (2004)

===Other releases===

* "Bambalance" on ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' film soundtrack (2004)

*"Snow Miser" on ''The Night Before: A New York Christmas''

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://onairlibrary.com/ Official website]

*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p619634|pure_url=yes}} On!Air!Library! on AllMusic]

*[http://arenarock.com Arena Rock Recording Co.]

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[[Category:American post-rock groups]]

[[Category:Arena Rock Recording Company artists]]

[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)]]

[[Category:Musical groups established in 1998]]

[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2005]]

[[Category:Musical groups from New York City]]

[[Category:1998 establishments in New York City]]

[[Category:2005 disestablishments in New York (state)]]