Athlete music

About Athlete

Origin: Deptford, South London, England

Decades: 2000's

Years before the serene single "Wires" propelled them to the top of the U.K. charts, Athlete was yet another Oasis-styled outfit from South London. Childhood friends Carey Willets (bass), Joel Pott (vocals, guitar), Steve Roberts (drums), and Tim Wanstall (keyboards) formed the group in early 2000, initially modeling their sound after that of the famed Gallagher brothers. The Deptford-based Athlete then settled on a promising brand of experimental indie rock, and their self-titled EP appeared on Regal Recor... Read More

Influences on Athlete

The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev

Fans of Athlete

M.I.K.E

Wales United King…

29 plays

Elvira ;)

Poland

20 plays

open emptiness

Greenville, Sc Un…

18 plays

RoniN

Manchester United…

15 plays

Rob

United Kingdom

15 plays

Denee

Czech Republic

12 plays

Comments about Athlete

Baylc

Istanbul Turkey

Thursday June 11 2009 05:46 AM

“ I love wires . It's really so cool ”

Jake

Red Springs, Nc

Saturday May 16 2009 10:38 PM

“ its a little strange how his voice goes in and out, but he is really good!!!! my fav songs from him are "LunA!tico", and "Street Map" ”

JORDY

Melbourne Austral…

Wednesday May 13 2009 05:07 AM

“ Crush test you will get kissed by the love of your life on a Saturday, tomorrow will be the best day of your life but you have to repost this, if you repost this in 2 songs you will die in two hours, but if you repost this to 5 songs it will truly be the best day of your life, when you're done, push f6 on your keyboard and the love of your life will appear in big letters...its scary but it works ”

tyler

Unknown

Sunday April 26 2009 11:36 PM

“ sorry about this... when you are reading this dont stop or something bad will happen! My name is summer i am 15 years old i have blonde hair,many scars no nose or ears..i am dead. if you dont copy this just like from the ring, on 5 more sites.. or..i will appear one dark quiet night when your not expecting it by your bed with a knife and kill you. this is no joke something good will happen to you if uoi post this on 5 more pages ”

david

United Kingdom

Tuesday April 07 2009 06:07 PM

“ i forgot how good these are! ”