Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock Britpop
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Parlophone (UK) Astralwerks (USA)
Website	http://www.athlete.mu/
Members
Joel Pott Carey Willets Steve Roberts Tim Wanstall

Athlete is an indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott (lead vocals and guitar), Carey Willetts (bass and backing vocals), Stephen Roberts (drums and backing vocals) and Tim Wanstall (keyboards and backing vocals). Recently, the quartet have recruited Jonny Pilcher as a live guitarist. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Astralwerks is an New York based record label which releases primarily electronic music. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This article is about the district in London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... An electronic keyboard instrument An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of keyboard instrument. ...

Band History

Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as Grandaddy and The Flaming Lips and started jamming and practicing in the basement of The Bear, a pub which was converted into a church and sandwich bar, on Deptford High Street in 1999. They began recording there, before sending demos out. Signing with Regal Recordings, they released their first single in February 2002. The band came to prominence in 2003 with their debut album, Vehicles and Animals, producing popular singles such as "You Got the Style" and "El Salvador". The album earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination and went on to sell over 250,000 copies. Grandaddy was an indie rock group from Modesto, California, United States. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are a Grammy-award winning[1] American alternative rock band. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vehicles and Animals is the first full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in spring 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... You Got the Style is a song by British rock band Athlete and is featured on their debut album, Vehicles and Animals. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

Their second album, Tourist, reached Number One in the UK Album Charts in its first week, following the huge success of single Wires, which, in 2006, won them the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Contemporary Song". In the UK charts, the band has frequently been frustrated by singles just missing out on top 40 placings, due to inconsistent support by music television channels and radio stations. For instance, certain songs, such as "Wires" and "Half light", were played up to 10 times a day on larger UK radio stations, yet other singles such as Westside and Tourist received little to no radio play whatsoever, fueling talk of radio stations deciding who becomes a major player in the pop music franchise. Tourist is the second full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in early 2005. ... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... Wires is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, Tourist. ... Wires is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, Tourist. ... Half Light is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their second album, Tourist. ... Westside may refer to: West Los Angeles Westside, Iowa This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

On 10 June 2007, it was announced that the title of their third album would be Beyond the Neighbourhood.^[1]. The album was mixed by Ben Allen and Michael Brauer, who also worked on Tourist. Some of the new songs confirmed by the band are "Accidents Happen", "Airport Disco", "Shades On", "In the Library", "Tokyo", "Minute to Lose" and "This is What I Sound Like". ^[2] June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Beyond The Neighbourhood is the third studio album from British band Athlete. ...

Discography

Albums

Vehicles and Animals (April 7, 2003) Parlophone #19 UK

Tourist (January 31, 2005) Parlophone #1 UK

Beyond the Neighbourhood (September 3, 2007)

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Singles

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Compilations

Athlete tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:

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In popular culture

• "El Salvador" from Vehicles and Animals is part of the soundtrack to the 2006 Tony Goldwyn film The Last Kiss
• "Chances" from Tourist was used in the 2006 Russell Crowe film A Good Year
• "Half light" was used for the Sky One ad to commemorate the final episode of 'Star Trek Enterprise' in August 2005.
• "Tourist" is currently being used in the new Adidas commercial advertising basketball player Gilbert Arenas's endorsement with the company.
• "Wires" is actually being used in the promo for The Learning Channel's upcoming show Diagnosis X

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See also

• Live from London (iTunes)

Live from London is a series of EPs released exclusively as digital downloads from Apples iTunes Music Store and featuring live recordings of performances at Londons Regent Street Apple Store. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• TheMusicZine live review
• TheMusicZine interview
• Athlete at WikiMusicGuide
• Myspace site
• Hurricane Review