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ATHLETEYears before the popular single Wires nearly topped the U.K. charts, Athlete was yet another Oasis-styled outfit from South London. Childhood friends Carey Willets bass , Joel Pott vocals, guitar , Steve Roberts drums , and Tim Wanstall keyboards formed the group in early 2000, initially modeling their sound after that of the famed Gallagher brothers. Athlete eventually transformed itself into an experimental indie rock act, however, and the band s self-titled EP appeared on Regal Recordings in March 2002. The debut single Westside was a quick hit, garnering airplay on BBC Radio 1 and paving the way for another track, You Got the Style, which cracked the Top 40 in June. Parlophone took notice and promptly signed the musicians, who entered the studio with producer Victor Van Vugt Nick Cave the Bad Seeds, Beth Orton in late 2002 to record their first studio LP. Vehicles Animals marked the band s major-label debut in April 2003, eventually spinning off four singles and garnering them a prestigious nomination for the Mercury Music Prize....
BLACK SWAN
tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures
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Barcode: 6 02527 14837 3
Label Code: LC06444
Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
LABEL: FICTION - MUSTARD LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: 2714837
Catalog on labels: 2714837
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Perhaps it s no coincidence that Wires, Athlete s highest-charting single to date, is also one of the band s most subdued tunes. Since the release of Vehicles Animals in 2003, Athlete has been universally compared to Coldplay, another British band with a penchant for soaring, supersized pop songs. Both groups make albums designed for the Wembley Stadiums and O2 Arenas of the world, but Coldplay does so with more finesse, not to mention a higher degree of commercial success. Athlete has been left to pick up Chris Martin s crumbs, and it s only when the band turns down the volume and settles into something different -- a quiet, poignant groove -- that they establish their own identity. The best track on Athlete s fourth album is Love Come Rescue, an acoustic ballad that, like Wires, sounds significantly quieter than the songs surrounding it. Sparse and haunting, it s a reminder of the raw talent that exists beneath the band s swirling guitar riffs and effects pedals. Black Swan still concerns itself with anthems -- there are many of them here, and most are more than four minutes long -- but the track list is broken up by the occasional ballad, and the tracks that do pump up the volume do so with a nuanced, mature approach. Athlete still has work to do in the lyrics department sentiments like I m on fire and nothing s gonna hold me back can t help but sound clich d when paired with such driving, grand orchestration. Black Swan is a definite sign of progress, though, and the band would do well to follow its path on future releases... AllMusic
