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Artist: Athlete: mp3 download    Genre(s):  Rock Indie     Discography:      Beyond The Neighborhood    Year: 2007    Tracks: 12      Tourist    Year: 2005    Tracks: 11      Vehicles and Animals    Year:     Tracks: 12 Years before the serene undivided "Wires" propelled them to the top of the U.K. charts, Athlete was until now another Oasis-styled rig from South London. Childhood friends Carey Willets (bass voice), Joel Pott (vocals, guitar), Steve Roberts (drums), and Tim Wanstall (keyboards) formed the grouping in early 2000, ab initio model their effectual after that of the noted Gallagher brothers. The Deptford-based Athlete then settled on a promising brand of experimental indie rock, and their self-titled EP appeared on Regal Recordings in March 2002. Debut single "Westside" was a ready stumble, garnering airplay on BBC Radio 1 and pavement the means for some other undivided, "You Got the Style," which alligatored the Top 40 in June. Parlophone took notice and promptly signing Athlete, globe Health Organization entered the studio apartment with producer Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Beth Orton) in late 2002 to track record their low gear studio LP. Vehicles & Animals marked the band's major-label debut in April 2003, eventually spinning turned little Joe singles and garnering the band a prestigious nominating address for the Mercury Music Prize. Athlete's soph crusade, 2005's Tourist, was an even bigger success. Displaying similarities to Coldplay's reflective songwriting, the album rose to the cover of the U.K. Albums Chart during its outset week, with "Wires" peaking at number little Joe and the follow-up single, "Half Light," reach number 16. Tourist eventually went double atomic number 78, and Athlete toured in support of the criminal record until spring 2006. Upon reverting home, the band opted to build a personal studio and continue close to the friends and household they'd left behind on the old spell. Sessions for Athlete's third album began in May 2006, and the self-generated, experimental Beyond the Neighborhood arrived in September 2007.