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When they went into the studio to work on their fabulous debut album "Vehicles & Animals", Athlete made the smart decision to re-records their debut single "Westside". Thankfully they haven't altered it very much from the original, and it remains a wonderful alt pop singalong. It was an obvious choice to reissue this track now that the band has a bigger profile (even though it once again more or less fell on deaf ears). The only downside with Westside is that it is relatively simply structured and the chorus is repeated several times, which some may find a tad repetetive.Also on the CD is a remix (yawn) and a superb non-album track, "Count Me In". With laid back groovy bass, tinny guitars and slightly-altered vocals, it's a wonder this wasn't included on the album. The chorus has a certain punch to it, despite it's simplicity. Also, listen out for the beep taken from the start of "One Million" at the intro.

Rating: 4 out of 5

When they went into the studio to work on their fabulous debut album "Vehicles & Animals", Athlete made the smart decision to re-records their debut single "Westside". Thankfully they haven't altered it very much from the original, and it remains a wonderful alt pop singalong. It was an obvious choice to reissue this track now that the band has a bigger profile (even though it once again more or less fell on deaf ears). The only downside with Westside is that it is relatively simply structured and the chorus is repeated several times, which some may find a tad repetetive.Also on the CD is a remix (yawn) and a superb non-album track, "Count Me In". With laid back groovy bass, tinny guitars and slightly-altered vocals, it's a wonder this wasn't included on the album. The chorus has a certain punch to it, despite it's simplicity. Also, listen out for the beep taken from the start of "One Million" at the intro.

Rating: 4 out of 5