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Track List
01) In Between 2 States
02) Hurricane
03) Tokyo
04) Airport Disco
05) It's Not Your Fault
06) The Outsiders
07) Flying Over Bus Stops
08) Second Hand Stores
09) In the Library
10) Best Not to Think About It
11) This Is What I Sound Like
01) In Between 2 States
02) Hurricane
03) Tokyo
04) Airport Disco
05) It's Not Your Fault
06) The Outsiders
07) Flying Over Bus Stops
08) Second Hand Stores
09) In the Library
10) Best Not to Think About It
11) This Is What I Sound Like
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2007
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Beyond the Neighbourhood is the third studio album by English rock band Athlete and was released in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2007 by Parlophone (see 2007 in British music) and was released in the United States on September 25 by Astralwerks. The album peaked at #5 in the UK Album Charts, and eventually turned out to be the band's last album on Parlophone before parting company. It is not clear if the band left after their deal ended, or the label were not keen on renewing their contract.
The album has a more low-key sound than the band's two previous efforts, having been recorded by the band themselves in their own studio. Jonny Pilcher contributes additional guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11. Pilcher then played live with the band on the subsequent tour.
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Athlete are back with their follow-up to 2005’s Tourist, but in a slightly different mood. Beyond The Neighbourhood is more reflective, more experimental and more interesting than its predecessor.
Remember the band that used to get cheers for Theremin solos during their live shows? This sounds more like them. Electronic bleeps, loops and beats are fully embraced, but the guitars are still there, and more of them than before too.
Self-produced, and recorded in their own studio to boot, this is a much more organic, relaxed sound, as if the band took the time to create something distinctly “Athlete-y”.
Lead single “Hurricane” is the most mainstream chart-ready song here, but it drags, and doesn’t feel inspirational or uplifting, despite its positive message that we can do something about the ‘things’ happening around us.
Luckily, “Airport Disco” is brilliantly different, building up from a looped electronic hook to a guitar heavy chorus, bizarrely all set to lyrics about using airports for nightclubs as flying is banned. But what else would you expect, seeing as previous albums have included songs about the site of a nuclear power station?
“It’s Not Your Fault”, has a guitar line more akin to Editors, and builds to a refrain that you can already hear a crowd bellowing back at singer Joel Pott in his trademark clipped style.
“The Outsiders” has a dreamy, slightly mournful, sound, making the line ‘I’m away with the fairies now’, sound more beautiful than you ever imagined, before morphing into a combination of piano and odd organic beats. Strange, but good, as the saying goes. “Flying Over Bus Stops” has an even more otherworldly feel to it, a beguilingly beautiful song that draws you in.
Finally, “Best Not To Think About It”, revisits September 11th in a haunting way; one of the few songs dealing with that subject that manages to avoid saccharine sentimentality.
Athlete have moved on. They have created a fuller, richer, more experimental album, but kept hold of their distinctive sound too. It will grab you right from the start.
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Beyond the Neighbourhood is the third studio album by English rock band Athlete and was released in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2007 by Parlophone (see 2007 in British music) and was released in the United States on September 25 by Astralwerks. The album peaked at #5 in the UK Album Charts, and eventually turned out to be the band's last album on Parlophone before parting company. It is not clear if the band left after their deal ended, or the label were not keen on renewing their contract.
The album has a more low-key sound than the band's two previous efforts, having been recorded by the band themselves in their own studio. Jonny Pilcher contributes additional guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11. Pilcher then played live with the band on the subsequent tour.
User Album Review
Athlete are back with their follow-up to 2005’s Tourist, but in a slightly different mood. Beyond The Neighbourhood is more reflective, more experimental and more interesting than its predecessor.
Remember the band that used to get cheers for Theremin solos during their live shows? This sounds more like them. Electronic bleeps, loops and beats are fully embraced, but the guitars are still there, and more of them than before too.
Self-produced, and recorded in their own studio to boot, this is a much more organic, relaxed sound, as if the band took the time to create something distinctly “Athlete-y”.
Lead single “Hurricane” is the most mainstream chart-ready song here, but it drags, and doesn’t feel inspirational or uplifting, despite its positive message that we can do something about the ‘things’ happening around us.
Luckily, “Airport Disco” is brilliantly different, building up from a looped electronic hook to a guitar heavy chorus, bizarrely all set to lyrics about using airports for nightclubs as flying is banned. But what else would you expect, seeing as previous albums have included songs about the site of a nuclear power station?
“It’s Not Your Fault”, has a guitar line more akin to Editors, and builds to a refrain that you can already hear a crowd bellowing back at singer Joel Pott in his trademark clipped style.
“The Outsiders” has a dreamy, slightly mournful, sound, making the line ‘I’m away with the fairies now’, sound more beautiful than you ever imagined, before morphing into a combination of piano and odd organic beats. Strange, but good, as the saying goes. “Flying Over Bus Stops” has an even more otherworldly feel to it, a beguilingly beautiful song that draws you in.
Finally, “Best Not To Think About It”, revisits September 11th in a haunting way; one of the few songs dealing with that subject that manages to avoid saccharine sentimentality.
Athlete have moved on. They have created a fuller, richer, more experimental album, but kept hold of their distinctive sound too. It will grab you right from the start.
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