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  • Genre: Alternative / Indie

    Location Deptford, UK

    Profile Views: 1506389

    Last Login: 6/5/2011

    Member Since 5/31/2005

    Website www.athlete.mu

    Record Label Fiction Records

    Type of Label Major

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    .. ..   .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Athlete - Athlete TheGetaway_webhd.. on ..MUZU... .. ..   .. .. ..Add To Friends.. ..Send Message.. ..Add To Group.. ..Instant Message.. ..Block.. ..Rank.. ..Favourite.. ..Forward.. ..View Pics.. ..Video.. .. ..   .. ..   .. Since bouncing to prominence seven years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, ‘Vehicles And Animals’, Athlete have established themselves among the UK's finest songsmiths. The south east Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005's ‘Tourist’ and 2007's ‘Beyond The Neighbourhood’); packed out venues across the land; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped both the UK's album and airplay charts..... ‘Black Swan’, their fourth album, is a musical summary of everything Athlete have been through; the good, the bad and the ugly. But although its songs burn with literate emotion, this certainly isn't a downbeat record. In fact, the album begins with the hurtling FM rush of glorious first single, ‘Superhuman Touch’, which catapults the album into life with the opening line, "I'm on fire and nothing's gonna hold me back"..... The album reaches its climax with ‘The Awkward Goodbye’, an intensely personal tale of love slipping away; the snappy ‘Magical Mistakes’, a giddy gush of proud, parental love; and ‘Rubik's Cube’ which, according to Joel, "Sums everything up. It's about puzzling through life, working it out as you go along and having to deal with its uncertainties. That's the magic of life, really.".... ‘Superhuman Touch’ the single is out on Monday 17th August 09.. ‘Black Swan’ the album is out on Monday 24th August 09.. .... ...... CHARITY WATER.... Recently we heard about this charity and got excited about the amazing stuff they do. Please, please join us in supporting them. Check out the video below..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Find out more, buy water or donate cash here. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ..

  • Members

    ..Joel Pott.. – guitar & vocals.. ..Carey Willetts.. – bass.. ..Tim Wanstall.. – keyboards.. ..Stephen Roberts.. – drums.. .. Hi! It's sometimes difficult for us to respond to our messages here. We will do our best, but bear with us. Hope to see you in our travels.

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    ..OFFICIAL ATHLETE MERCHANDISE......available from ....www.athletehq.com.... ....

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The Getaway

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Since bouncing to prominence seven years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, ‘Vehicles And Animals’, Athlete have established themselves among the UK's finest songsmiths. The south east Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005's ‘Tourist’ and 2007's ‘Beyond The Neighbourhood’); packed out venues across the land; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped both the UK's album and airplay charts.

‘Black Swan’, their fourth album, is a musical summary of everything Athlete have been through; the good, the bad and the ugly. But although its songs burn with literate emotion, this certainly isn't a downbeat record. In fact, the album begins with the hurtling FM rush of glorious first single, ‘Superhuman Touch’, which catapults the album into life with the opening line, "I'm on fire and nothing's gonna hold me back".

The album reaches its climax with ‘The Awkward Goodbye’, an intensely personal tale of love slipping away; the snappy ‘Magical Mistakes’, a giddy gush of proud, parental love; and ‘Rubik's Cube’ which, according to Joel, "Sums everything up. It's about puzzling through life, working it out as you go along and having to deal with its uncertainties. That's the magic of life, really."

‘Superhuman Touch’ the single is out on Monday 17th August 09
‘Black Swan’ the album is out on Monday 24th August 09




CHARITY WATER

Recently we heard about this charity and got excited about the amazing stuff they do. Please, please join us in supporting them. Check out the video below.


Find out more, buy water or donate cash here.


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Member Since:

May 31, 2005

Members:

Joel Pott – guitar & vocals
Carey Willetts – bass
Tim Wanstall – keyboards
Stephen Roberts – drums

Hi! It's sometimes difficult for us to respond to our messages here. We will do our best, but bear with us. Hope to see you in our travels.

Influences:

.. ..

Sounds Like:

OFFICIAL ATHLETE MERCHANDISE
available from www.athletehq.com


Record Label:

Fiction Records

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