Posted July 28, 200618 yr Source: NME.com The band have gone electro on us Athlete are working on five new tracks for their third album. The London band have been busy in the studio putting together new songs including 'Die To Live', 'Flying Over Bus Stops', 'Icelandic', 'It's OK Alright' and 'Delay Wurley'. In a posting on their official website athlete.mu, drummer Steve Roberts hints at a change in direction in their sound, with a number of tracks adopting an electro edge. Of the new song 'Flying Over Bus Stops' he writes: "So far this song is quite electronic sounding. It began as a simple acoustic song with a pluck guitar part then has gradually become something quite different. I imagine we will settle somewhere in between." He also describes 'Its OK Alright' as "really upbeat with an 808 drum machine/syth melt down chorus". The band have been working on their as-yet-untitled record for the last six weeks. A release date for the LP is yet to be set. The ten billionth band to go electro then :lol: Hope this is more like the standard of their first album rather than the diet Coldplay second one which I didn't like. :zzz:
July 28, 200618 yr Oooh, I may be interested if they've gone more electro actually. I've only truly liked 'Half Light' so far from them, and maybe 'You Got The Style' too.
July 29, 200618 yr Tourist is an incredibly boring album. Vehicles and Animals on the other hand = :wub:
July 31, 200618 yr I LIKE ATHLETE but i have never bought an album from them,they are very middle of th eraod for me
August 1, 200618 yr bored me to tears recently - an electro edge will make me want to hear the new stuff for sure!
August 1, 200618 yr I LIKE ATHLETE but i have never bought an album from them,they are very middle of th eraod for me probably dont want to go weird from that lane as mor seems to be where its at now! (seeing as on q magazine theres a mor/soft rock compilation free this month
August 1, 200618 yr Author I LIKE ATHLETE but i have never bought an album from them,they are very middle of th eraod for me Well as I said their first one Vehicles and Animals is really good ;) Tourist is what you've described :(
August 1, 200618 yr Oooh, I may be interested if they've gone more electro actually. I've only truly liked 'Half Light' so far from them, and maybe 'You Got The Style' too. that was a tune and a half: [flash=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ww33bo4pHQ.swf well lets hope that one day they'll re-release it, if not as it was maybe in a mash? [flash=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNWkRWkDsE.swf well its working for the dandy warhols :lol:
August 1, 200618 yr 'You Got The Style' was released twice if I remember correctly. I was glad when I heard it was getting a re-release as #37 really wasn't a good enough position for that song. The sad thing is the re-release actually did worse. :(
August 13, 200618 yr 'You Got The Style' was released twice if I remember correctly. I was glad when I heard it was getting a re-release as #37 really wasn't a good enough position for that song. The sad thing is the re-release actually did worse. :( did it sell more?
August 13, 200618 yr Looking forward to their new material, one of my fave bands. got the album but some of it was soso
August 13, 200618 yr I love this band, can't wait to hear more from them, I love both their albums, the first one is more feel good, and the second is more depressing but good too.
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