Athlete

Biography

Athlete is an English band playing indie-rock that was formed in 1999 in a London suburb. The lineup of this ensemble is comprised by vocalist/guitarist Joel Pott, bassist/vocalist Carey Willets, keyboardist Tim Wanstall and drummer Steve Roberts. Friends since their school years, these lads shared the same musical interests, which eventually pushed them to make up their own band. Later, they began taking along themselves Johnny Pilcher who played the second guitar during the group’s live performances. Although the Athlete music is closest to the definition of indie-rock, one may easily discover the traces of electronic sound here. The young men would give their first gigs in the same place where they held their practices. It was a pub called The Bear. Having found the simplest and cheapest equipment, the members of Athlete used the same space to record their first demo tapes. After sending them out as widely as possible, they received a note from Regal Recordings whose management was interested in working with the young band. The contract was signed early in 2002 shortly before the release of the Athlete first single in February.

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