Vehicles & Animals

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studio album
First released:
May 20 2003

Overview Edit

Vehicles & Animals was the first full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in spring 2003. It was a nominee for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

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Catalog number:
7090324
Release dates:
  • May 20 2003

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5 stars What a surprise!
Just when I thought that I'd bever find another enjoyable album of music (as opposed to a track here or there), I accidently stumbled (as it seems everyone has) upon Athlete via a CD from Q magazine grandiously titled "The Best of 2003". Let me say that the only song on this CD that was listenable was "Shake Those Windows" by Athlete.

Why? Because they were prepared to leave spaces, happy not to have every instrument playing at the same time, allowed the song to breathe and build up in a bolero …
Written by Peter Summers
3 stars XTC-Lite
There is something weirdly unfocussed about this album. The music and the lyrics seem to have been pieced together to form a set of songs which meander along nicely enough but failed to evoke any sort of emotion in me. Also, I found all the electronic bells and whistles jarring which I never did with Beck (with whom they seem to be getting compared, as if).
Written by Al

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Vehicles & Animals 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Parlophone
catalog number: 7090324
release dates: May 20 2003
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Vehicles & Animals 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: ASW82291
release dates: May 18 2004 in United States
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Vehicles & Animals 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: May 20 2003
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