Athlete can be a love them, hate them or ignore them group.
I loved them from the outset, just their quirkiness and although they have some shoegazing tunnes, they have some belting songs in their armoury and never fail to impress me live, the sort of group you just smile at and can throughly enjoy.
The last album, Beyond The Neighbourhood, could have propelled them into the stadium environs but went the other way which was a shame although it wasn't my favourite.
The boys are back with a new album out in a couple of months and a major UK Tour visiting just about everywhere including Cardiff Uni of Friday June 19th - I will certainly be there!
Here's one of those early stand-out tunes, Westside and for a bonus, check out Half Light live at 2005 T in the Park, Scotland.
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