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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Aug 5, 2009 3:44:58 GMT -5
I'll be the first to admit I don't expect this to do a thing stateside.
That said.....this song is freaking awesome and this band really deserves to get a bigger push in North America. It is the first single fromt the new album "Black Swan" set for release in mid August. I'm hoping this gets some pickup for Alt play BUT because of the electro/synth rock style its probably going to be completely overlooked.
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BrokenArrow
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Post by BrokenArrow on Aug 5, 2009 3:57:02 GMT -5
I wish they'd chosen a different name for the band, Athlete sounds so 70's/naff.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Aug 5, 2009 4:02:20 GMT -5
I'm used to it now. I do agree that when I first heard them I wasn't in love with the name, now I just don't care because I've really liked alot of what they've done.
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Post by lockebox on Aug 5, 2009 9:35:12 GMT -5
Yeah, their name is quite appauling tbh. I really liked the song "Wires". I doubt they'll ever have any Alternative success however.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Aug 5, 2009 9:49:51 GMT -5
Yeah if you aren't the Killers or I guess MGMT now, it's tough to break through with this style which honestly annoys the hell outta me. This is actually probably the most synth style song I've heard from them though. I'm excited to see if the album has more because the more I listen the more I get sucked in.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 6, 2009 13:09:02 GMT -5
Not bad. Yeah, their name is quite appauling tbh. "Appalling"?? Athlete, used as a band name, appalls you? Really now. |
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Post by lockebox on Aug 6, 2009 15:08:07 GMT -5
It doesn't appall me. I just think their name is appallingly bad. A pretty lazy name. Decent band though.
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