Athlete - Singles 01-10 *

Artist:

Athlete

UPC:

5099990687327

See Also:

Gomez Starsailor Muse

Description:

One of the most successful guitar bands of the mid-noughties, London four-piece Athlete have always been far more accepted by the chart-buying public than the harsh and often snobbish music press. Indeed, apart from a Mercury Music Prize nomination for their debut, Vehicles and Animals, they are often subjected to the same kind of derision reserved for fellow unfashionable groups Starsailor, Travis, and Coldplay. Of course, the comparisons sparked by their number one album Tourist aren`t completely wide of the mark. Top Five single "Wires," the World War Two-inspired "Black Swan Song," and the string-soaked "Twenty Four Hours" are indeed the kind of epic anthemic ballads that Chris Martin is notorious for. However, Singles 01-10, their first retrospective, contains tracks from their four studio albums and reveals them as more adventurous than they are given credit for. Early singles "El Salvador" and "Westside" recall the playful observations of Parklife-era Blur, "Superhuman Touch" and "You Got the Style" are full of swirling synths and squelchy beats, while the downbeat jazz-infected "The Outsiders" wouldn`t sound out of place on Radiohead`s experimental masterpiece OK Computer. Elsewhere, the album`s only new composition, "Back Track," is packed with Nintendo-esque electronic bleeps; "Half Light" and "Hurricane" are crunching guitar pop reminiscent of Elbow`s less grandiose moments, while even the MOR tracks such as "Tourist" are lent an air of distinction, thanks to frontman Joel Potts` unusual, elongated vocal style. With sales of their recent output on a downward trajectory, Singles 01-10 is a welcome reminder that Athlete are fully capable of producing melodic and inventive tunes which contradict their rather unflattering "indie bedwetters" reputation. ~ Jon O`Brien

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. El Salvador
2. Beautiful
3. Wires
4. Hurricane
5. You Got The Style
6. Half Light
7. Superhuman Touch
8. Tourist
9. Twenty Four Hours
10. Outsiders, The
11. Black Swan Song
12. Tokyo
13. Getaway, The
14. Westside
15. Back Track - (previously unreleased)

DISC 2:

1. A Few Differences
2. Stand In The Sun
3. Summer Sun
4. Loose Change
5. You Got The Style [Weevil Remix] - (remix)
6. Corner Of My Baby`s Eyes
7. Hurricaned [Dub Mix] - (remix)
8. Best No To Think About It
9. Forest Fire
10. Accidents Happen
11. With You I Never Lose
12. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
13. Wild Wolves
14. Lay Your Head
15. Shades On
16. Never Running Out
17. Plain English

Album Information

Release Date:

09/27/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

EMI

Catalog Number:

9068732

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

129 : 52

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