Kirsty and I went to see Athlete last night at Komedia in Brighton. It was a small intimate gig and a few friends were also there, but the band created a great sound and enthusiastic response from the crowd. Showcasing a load of new material from the forthcoming album ‘Beyond the Neighbourhood’ alongside their most popular tunes from the last two LP’s, it was a great evening. I was most impressed with how they managed to reproduce some of the complicated electronic sounds from the recordings, live on stage while still rocking out. As a band they sounded really tight.

The new single ‘Hurricane’ is now streaming on their site, so go have a listen. It’s another well-crafted, sing-a-long tune with a distinctive guitar hook that gets you tapping along in the same vein as ‘Twenty Four Hours’.