Since bouncing to prominence 7 years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, Vehicles And Animals, Athlete have established themselves among the UK’s finest songsmiths. The southeast Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their 3 hit albums (the other two being 2005’s Tourist & 2007’s Beyond The Neighbourhood); packed out venues across the world; picked up an Ivor Novello award; & topped both the UK’s album & airplay charts.

Athlete is now set to return with their finest work to date, Black Swan, which will be released early next year on Original Signal Recordings in the U.S. In advance of the release of Black Swan, Athlete will release their 1st single “The Getaway” as a digital EP on November 3rd. On the same day, the band will arrive in New York for a special one off US performance to preview the album live at the Bowery Ballroom.

To celebrate the news, the band want to share their song “Superhuman Touch” as a free download.

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