Confound those movie trailers. They attempt to pack 90 minutes' worth of poignancy into 2 minutes of "you gotta see this movie!!!" immediacy. Once in a great while and with the right song, they nail it. And to someone with a soft spot for music coupled with cinema, it's the emotional equivalent of a shot of Bacardi 151. So yes, I admit to getting a few goosebumps when Athlete's "Chances" was ...
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Don't know about you fellow MOGers, but I'm fed up with the exams period..and I've not even started. Management, Private n Public Right (?), Accountancy, Economical Mathematics blahblaaah are waiting just for me to be read.Let's all take a break from the heat and/or studyings. Let's listen to some good shit.WE got the style after all. ;)
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I took a look at this photo on the internet today and I had to laugh. Being a computer technician, I could see this happening. I couldn't resist posting this song by Athlete as it is probably my favorite and it reminded me of this song when I saw the picture.
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Athlete Release Charity Single To Raise Money When Joel Pott's grandfather John died four years ago, the Athlete singer had a sneaking suspicion that he would eventually write a song in his honour. Major John Pott, who led a company of paratroopers in World War II, died peacefully at 84 while visiting friends in London. But he had [...]
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Their third album 'Beyond The Neighbourhood' is out 3rd Sept. I quite like these guys, so I'm looking forward to hearing the album.Here's a taster though. Their video to Hurricane - the first single to be released off 'Beyond the Neighbourhood'Half Light - Probably one of my favourite songs off 'Tourist'. Edited to add this remix of Hurricane that I just found.
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Athlete - News - Ready To RoARIT MIGHT not seem like that long ago that Athlete were in the north-east. After all, they performed in six Scottish towns this summer, including Inverness, Fort William, Dundee and Aberdeen.That was just before their latest album, Black Swan, was released. Now they’re back with new tunes, and a [...]
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Athlete Album & EP Releases SetSince 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 southeast Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005’s Tourist and [...]
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So due to a lack of internet access i couldn't post this yesterday...i guess its hard even now for me to write about this. Yesterday it really struck me how hard it still is for me to get through that day. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like for the people who were effected directly. Every single year I make a point of listening to a few songs, watching a few videos, etc. over th...
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Athlete - News - Athlete EP & NYC Mercury-nominated UK songsmiths Athlete are releasing The Getaway, a brand new digital EP, on November 3rd. The EP's titular track will be the lead single from the band's fourth album Black Swan, due out in America early next year. Since bouncing to prominence seven years ago with the spirited,
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Athlete - News - European Tour Our European tour starts this weekend and tickets are still available for some of the dates. Check the tour dates section on the official website or MySpace for details on dates and where to buy tickets. 11 Oct 2009 20:00 Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg 12 Oct 2009 20:00 Vega Copenhagen 14 Oct 2009 20:00 Luxor Cologne 15 Oct 2009 20:00 Frannz Club Berlin 16 Oct 2009 20..
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Athlete will release their new studio LP, Black Swan in February 2010. But rather than make us wait a few months the band put together an EP called The Getaway and made it available on iTunes starting this week. You can check out a track from the EP hit up this link and get “Don’t [...]
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Since bouncing to prominence 7 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...**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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This is the first single from a great band, Athlete. From The new record "Beyond The Neighbourhood" this track is called "Hurricane"
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First and most importantly, this week is the culmination of a long anticipation of one of MUF’s favorite bands. Despite the negative press Athlete has been already receiving for their new album, we can assure ...Related posts:New Album Releases For Tuesday 8/11/2009Athlete’s New Album ‘Black Swan’ DetailsNew Album Releases For Tuesday 9/1/2009
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ALBUM REVIEW: Athlete – Black Swan (Fiction)words: Jamie Milton — originally written for gigwisePut yourself in the shoes of has-beens. Once you get the taste of success on such a level that ‘Wires‘ did, it must be difficult – no, truly painful not to repeatedly find that feeling of national love towards the music you [...]
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