ATHLETE The Arches, Glasgow, July 30 * *
August 11, 2011
Having languished in the indie-pop wilderness for some time, Athlete are back on the road but with nothing really to promote except a career in decline.
Billed as a ‘Hits Stripped’ show, or as singer/guitarist Joel Pott put it “we’re playing everything slow tonight”, the quartet played re-imagined versions of their most popular tracks, pouring extra schmaltz on already slick and sickly songs.
Judging by their response, for fans it was a performance to be savoured. Indeed the most memorable moment came courtesy of their impromptu “Oh Athlete we love you” sing-along, which although slightly disconcerting, proved the one genuinely touching moment of an otherwise insipid night.
Athlete’s ‘Tourist’
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