Athlete is an indie rock band which formed in 1999 in Deptford, London, England. The band consists of Joel Pott (vocals, guitar), Carey Willets (bass, vocals), Tim Wanstall (keyboards), and Steve Roberts (drums). Johnny Pilcher of the English indietronica band Weevil has joined them as second guitarist for their live shows.
Their sound is a mix of indie rock and electronic music, most recently integrating organic sounds into their music. Friends since the age of fourteen
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This is an absolutely awesome song. As soon as I heard it I couldn't get it out my head. I'm not normally a fan of Athlete either, so this song is going to make me reevaluate their work. Top marks to them.
(there are other guitars in there too but I can't pick them out. Comments welcome.)
Verse -----
(I make no attempt to tab the riffs being played on a lead guitar behind this. I'll leave that someone more qualified to pick it out!)
FGAmF The sun got stuck, as it's making it's way back down, FGAmF We find ourselves, in a familiar part of town AmGF And all that I've seen means nothing to me without you
Chorus ------ CG So when I see you next we'll make the most of it, AmF Tell the sun to start moving again, CG The taste of your kiss I still got on my lips, AmF And I'll take you there with me
post-chorus interlude:
C, G, Am, Dm C, G, Am, F
Verse 2 ------- FGAmF My head crashed down, and conditioned myself to sleep, FGAmF The great night out, that will continue to the end of the week AmGF And all that I've seen means nothing to me without you
Chorus ------ CG So when I see you next we'll make the most of it, AmF Tell the sun to start moving again, CG The taste of your kiss I still got on my lips, AmF And I'll take you there with me
Bridge ------ AmG It's you and me connected to a satellite FG It's you and me love through a machine AmG It's you and me connected to a satellite FG It's you and me love through a machine
Chorus ------ CG So when I see you next we'll make the most of it, AmF Tell the sun to start moving again, CG The taste of your kiss I still got on my lips, AmF And I'll take you there with me