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Moffat, Iain (4 March 2003). "Bunch Of 45s". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.AthleteVevo (1 August 2018). Athlete - You Got The Style. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022 . Retrieved 8 July 2022– via YouTube. a b Gilbert, Ben (10 April 2003). "Athlete - 'Vehicles And Animals' ". Yahoo! Launch. Archived from the original on 15 January 2004 . Retrieved 21 December 2021. a b c d e f g h "Athlete ready to run". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022 . Retrieved 1 January 2022. a b c Lindsay, Cam. "Athlete Vehicles & Animals". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 July 2003 . Retrieved 21 December 2021.

Brunner, Rob (15 August 2003). "Rating the contenders for Britain's top music prize". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.Following "You Got the Style", "Beautiful" was released as the album's second single on 4 November 2002; it includes the B-side "On and On" and the music video for "Beautiful". [25] [26] The video sees the band walking down a street during night time. [27] On 18 February 2003, Vehicles & Animals was announced for release in two months' time. In the interim, Athlete embarked on a headlining UK tour, which was supported by Longview and Saint Rose, and the band debuted new material. [28] [29] On 24 March 2003, "El Salavador" was released as the album's third single, and was promoted at an in-store performance at the Virgin Megastore in Brighton. [30] Two versions of the song were released on CD; the first includes live versions of "Dungeness" and "You Got the Style", and the music video for "El Salvador"; while the second CD includes "Moving Out" and "Loose Change". [31] [32] The "El Salvador" video revolves around a man in a hospital as he waits and eventually receives facial surgery. [33] You Got the Style - Athlete". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022 . Retrieved 31 December 2021. The band has been lovingly nurtured by their Record label, Parlophone, in the same way that a manager would take care of his new star striker. Their debut appearance, "The Athlete EP", came over a year ago. Since then two single releases have given us a taster of things to come. And now the album gives the fans what they've been waiting for. Parlophone gave Athlete plenty of time to refine their sound so that they could produce an album they were completely happy with. If only more bands were afforded such luxury the music industry might be in a healthier state. Moffat, Iain (22 June 2002). "Survival of the fittest". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006 . Retrieved 1 January 2022. a b c d e f "Athlete / full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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The emotion factor is equally lukewarm throughout, nullifying even the obvious Coldplay comparisons at the get-go (they were signed by the same A&R guy). But then, perhaps, the biggest thing going for Athlete is that they side-step romantic self-flagellation to mope around the trials and vulnerability of city living and early adulthood. In any case, they do breezy better than soul-searching. ‘Beautiful’ is mildly uplifting, starry-eyed nonsense whilst the penultimate ‘You Know’ is dolefully drippy piss.

Athlete, David Holmes Join V Bill". NME. 29 April 2003. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022 . Retrieved 31 December 2021. Tallis, Dan (2003). "Athlete Vehicles & Animals Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2022. Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2022. AthleteVevo (1 August 2018). Athlete - Beautiful. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022 . Retrieved 8 July 2022– via YouTube. CD Review: Bronze Medal for Athlete; Athlete: Vehicles And Animals (Parlophone)". Belfast News Letter: 20. 18 April 2003.