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.
last.fm page

Similar Artists

Loose Change Lyrics

Athlete

Got a pocket full of loose change
and a ticket for the next game
i'd take you but you don't talk much
hiding behind your name
wouldn't see you in a small crowd
don't know what it is that i've found
you're bigger than i ever am
funny how things turn out
some say that you are a future bride
i've seen for myself that they are right
whenever you play those forty fives
something comes alive
caught a shadow at your window
can't imagine you in stage clothes
and fairy lights singing like
the stars you seem to know
can i listen in your bedroom
see the pictures that enchant you
in time alone you let go
it's just the way you choose
some say that you are a future bride
i've seen for myself that they are right
whenever you play those forty fives
something comes alive