Athlete - Tourist
- Type:
- Audio > FLAC
- Files:
- 11
- Size:
- 301.18 MB
- Tag(s):
- Athlete Tourist Rock English Wires
- Uploaded:
- May 19, 2012
- By:
- zeflac
Tourist was the second album by English rock band Athlete, released in January 2005 (see 2005 in British music). For this album, Athlete demonstrate a more mature musical style, creating a more stripped-down, sombre and reflective album than their first album Vehicles & Animals. The first single from the album, "Wires", became the biggest hit so far for the band when it entered the UK Singles Chart at #4. The album also fared well in the charts, reaching the top of the UK Albums Chart the week it was released, selling 89,000 copies. Despite this success, Tourist had a mixed critical reception, with some suggesting that Athlete had failed to sustain the unique style of their previous album, while others saw the new album as a logical progression from their old sound. Despite the mainstream breakthrough the band achieved with this album, their fanbase was reduced to a mere cult when follow-up Beyond the Neighbourhood became their smallest-seller. At the end of 2005, Tourist became the 32nd best-selling album of the year in the UK, and "Wires" was the 89th best-selling single. 1. "Chances" 4:50 2. "Half Light" 3:41 3. "Tourist" 3:57 4. "Trading Air" 4:27 5. "Wires" 4:20 6. "If I Found Out" 5:02 7. "Yesterday Threw Everything at Me" 3:45 8. "Street Map" 4:38 9. "Modern Mafia" 2:45 10. "Twenty Four Hours" 5:01 11. "I Love"