Athlete are an English indie rock/"casio rock" (that's what they call it themselves) band. Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as Grandaddyand The Flaming Lipsand started jamming and practicing in the basement of The Bear, a pub which was converted into a church and sandwich bar, on Deptford High Street in 1999. They began recording here before sending demos out. Signing with Regal Recordings, they released their first single in February '02. The band came to prominence in 2003 when their debut album - Vehicles and Animals - produced popular singles such as You Got the Style and El Salvador.
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Dungeness Lyrics

Athlete

I found a rope and a rubber glove
you found some pretty stones and they had holes so you could tie them together
tie them together
tie them together

and when we spoke there was silence
cos there's no need to make a sound when you've got
smiles instead
smiles instead
smiles instead

go to dungeness
let's go to dungeness
let's go to dungeness
let's go to dungeness

no tall latte in a rusty shed
just shots of light and broken bike to stimulate your busy head
in dungeness
in dungeness
try dungeness