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Carey Willets- bass and vocals
Joel Pott- guitar and vocals
Steve Roberts- drums and vocals
Tim Wanstall - Keyboards and vocals

Depending on who you ask, Athlete are either Britain's answer to Pavement, the new Steely Dan or Beta Band's little brothers. Infact, the four-piece from Deptford, South London can be all of the above, all at once, then change their minds midway through a song and head off in a different direction. In short, you¹ll have a hard time trying to pin Athlete¹s sound down, although it's good fun giving it a go. Formed at the start of 2000 by four friends who had known each other from the age of 14, Athlete were one of last year's most talked-about new bands and, in almost every publication you care to mention, one of this year's top tips for chart stardom. Their debut release, 2002's Athlete EP, spawned a Jo Whiley Record Of The Week in catchy lead track Westside, follow-up single You Got The Style was the band's first foray into the To...