Athlete are an Ivor Novello Award winning English indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott (lead vocals and guitar), Carey Willetts (bass and backing vocals), Stephen Roberts (drums and backing vocals) and Tim Wanstall (keyboards and backing vocals). Recently, the quartet have recruited Jonny Pilcher of Weevil as a live guitarist.

Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as Grandaddy and The Flaming Lips and started jamming and practising 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 there, before sending demos out.

Contents:
1. History
2. Discography
3. In popular culture
4. References
5. External links

Athlete
Athlete performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Deptford, London, England
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock
Years active	1999-present
Labels	Parlophone (UK) 2003-2009 Fiction Records (UK) 2009 Astralwerks (USA)
Website	www.athlete.mu
Members
Joel Pott Carey Willets Steve Roberts Tim Wanstall

1. History

1. 1. Vehicles & Animals (2002-2003)

Signing with Regal Recordings, the band released their first single in February 2002. The band came to prominence in 2003 with their debut album, Vehicles and Animals, producing popular singles such as "You Got the Style" and "El Salvador". The album earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination and went on to sell over 250,000 copies. They played their first live session on UK radio on the Dermot O'Leary Show, BBC Radio 2.