http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5317529&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rssLike so many other British rock bands in the late 1990s, South London four-piece Athlete were caught in the slipstream of Oasis. With a bevy of conventional rock songs and gigs in the usual venues, they attracted the attention of a myriad of record company execs. But rather than taking these early indicators of approval as a license to rock out, they chose to reassess their aims and musical tastes. The quirky <I>Vehicles and Animals</I> shows that shift to a unique and singular aesthetic vision -- the proof being that their music has drawn comparisons to so many disparate groups. Pavement and XTC are the easiest reference points, but Athlete could just as easily share a stage with Super Furry Animals, Mercury Rev, Beta Band or Gomez. Impressively, singer Joel Pott was even able to chronicle life in a band ("El Salvador") with good humor and not a hint of self-pity. <I>Tourist</I>, their 2005 release, showcased the group's growing confidence with a stripped-down sound relying heavily on Pott's breathy delivery and some epic ballads. The CD earned commercial and critical success and Athlete a not-too-far-from-top-billing on the 2005 European outdoor festival circuit. - Neil WestBrit Rocken720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:08:39 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5317529&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Like so many other British rock bands in the late 1990s, South London four-piece Athlete were caught in the slipstream of Oasis. With a bevy of conventional rock songs and gigs in the usual venues, they attracted the attention of a myriad of record company execs. But rather than taking these early indicators of approval as a license to rock out, they chose to reassess their aims and musical tastes. The quirky <I>Vehicles and Animals</I> shows that shift to a unique and singular aesthetic vision -- the proof being that their music has drawn comparisons to so many disparate groups. Pavement and XTC are the easiest reference points, but Athlete could just as easily share a stage with Super Furry Animals, Mercury Rev, Beta Band or Gomez. Impressively, singer Joel Pott was even able to chronicle life in a band ("El Salvador") with good humor and not a hint of self-pity. <I>Tourist</I>, their 2005 release, showcased the group's growing confidence with a stripped-down sound relying heavily on Pott's breathy delivery and some epic ballads. The CD earned commercial and critical success and Athlete a not-too-far-from-top-billing on the 2005 European outdoor festival circuit. - Neil West http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17442885&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:18:26 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 17442885 tra.17442885 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 The Acoustic Alternative Album alb.17442162 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/3/1153980_170x170.jpg 2007-12-11 00:00:00.0 null true I Love tra.17442885 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17442885&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17442885&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7243780&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 7243780 tra.7243780 Athlete art.5317529 1.29 Tourist alb.7243157 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795642&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553147&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553147 tra.16553147 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Tokyo tra.16553147 211000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553147&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553147&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795643&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:43:37 -0800 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 30795643 tra.30795643 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 The Getaway EP alb.30794726 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/8/4/1844871_170x170.jpg 2009-11-02 00:00:00.0 null true Black Swan Song (Acoustic - Album Version CD2) tra.30795643 292000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795643&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795643&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553154&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553154 tra.16553154 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true In The Library tra.16553154 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553154&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553154&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795641&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:43:37 -0800 Top 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553153&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553148&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553148 tra.16553148 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Airport Disco tra.16553148 303000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553148&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553148&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082660&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 6082660 tra.6082660 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Vehicles & Animals alb.5317608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/8/7/677885_170x170.jpg 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 true El Salvador tra.6082660 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082660&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082660&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553155&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553155 tra.16553155 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Best Not To Think About It tra.16553155 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553155&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553155&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553149&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553149 tra.16553149 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true It's Not Your Fault tra.16553149 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553149&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553149&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553152&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553152 tra.16553152 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Flying Over Bus Stops tra.16553152 269000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553152&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553152&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553150&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553150 tra.16553150 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true The Outsiders tra.16553150 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553150&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553150&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553156&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553156 tra.16553156 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true This Is What I Sound Like tra.16553156 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553156&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553156&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553151&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 16553151 tra.16553151 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Beyond The Neighbourhood alb.16550802 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/0/4/1114077_170x170.jpg 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 2007-09-25 00:00:00.0 true In Between 2 States tra.16553151 154000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553151&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16553151&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082661&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 6082661 tra.6082661 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Vehicles & Animals alb.5317608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/8/7/677885_170x170.jpg 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 true Westside tra.6082661 241000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082661&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082661&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7243777&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 7243777 tra.7243777 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Tourist alb.7243157 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/2/1072510_170x170.jpg 2005-04-12 00:00:00.0 2005-04-12 00:00:00.0 true Half Light tra.7243777 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7243777&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7243777&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082666&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 6082666 tra.6082666 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Vehicles & Animals alb.5317608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/8/7/677885_170x170.jpg 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 true You Got The Style tra.6082666 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082666&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082666&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30795644&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:43:37 -0800 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 30795644 tra.30795644 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 The Getaway EP 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082665&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 6082665 tra.6082665 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Vehicles & Animals alb.5317608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/8/7/677885_170x170.jpg 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 2004-04-10 00:00:00.0 true New Project tra.6082665 218000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082665&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6082665&variant=data&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7243786&variant=play&rws=%2Fathlete%2Ftop-tracks.rss Brit Rock Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Athlete on Rhapsody Online 7243786 tra.7243786 Athlete art.5317529 0.99 Tourist alb.7243157 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/2/1072510_170x170.jpg 2005-04-12 00:00:00.0 2005-04-12 00:00:00.0 true I Love tra.7243786 229000 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