Beyond the Neighbourhood

Beyond the Neighbourhood is the third studio album by English rock band Athlete and was released in the United Kingdom on 3 September 2007 by Parlophone[3] and was released in the United States on 25 September by Astralwerks.[10] The album peaked at #5 in the UK Album Charts,[11] and eventually turned out to be the band's last album on Parlophone before parting company. It is not clear if the band left after their deal ended, or the label were not keen on renewing their contract.

Beyond the Neighbourhood
Studio album by Athlete
Released	3 September 2007
Recorded	April–July 2007
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock, electronic rock
Length	45:32
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Athlete
Athlete chronology
Tourist (2005) Beyond the Neighbourhood (2007) Black Swan (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	48/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	4/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Hot Press	7/10[5]
Pitchfork Media	(2.8/10)[6]
Popmatters	[7]
Q	[1]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5[8]
Uncut	[1]
Yahoo Music UK	[9]

The album has a more low-key sound than the band's two previous efforts, having been recorded by the band themselves in their own studio. Jonny Pilcher contributes additional guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11. Pilcher then played live with the band on the subsequent tour.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Between 2 States"	2:30
2.	"Hurricane"	3:13
3.	"Tokyo"	3:34
4.	"Airport Disco"	5:03
5.	"It's Not Your Fault"	4:18
6.	"The Outsiders"	5:22
7.	"Flying Over Bus Stops"	4:28
8.	"Second Hand Stores"	5:13
9.	"In the Library"	3:04
10.	"Best Not to Think About It"	4:12
11.	"This Is What I Sound Like"	4:35

U.S. iTunes Store and Japanese album bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Accidents Happen"	4:13

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Play" (Documentary)	24:39
2.	"Second Hand Stores" (Live At Koko July 2007)	5:23
3.	"The Outsiders" (Live At Koko July 2007)	5:23
4.	"Airport Disco" (Live At Koko July 2007)	5:17
5.	"Tokyo" (Live At Koko July 2007)	3:31
6.	"Hurricane" (Music video)	3:14
7.	"You Got the Style" (Original music video)	3:51

Singles

• "Hurricane", released 27 August 2007 and charted at #31 in the UK Singles Chart.[11]
• "Tokyo", released 19 November 2007 and charted at #198 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "The Outsiders EP", released June 2008.

References

1. "Beyond The Neighbourhood by Athlete". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. Brown, Marisa. "Athlete: Beyond the Neighbourhood > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
3. Shapiro, Shain (4 September 2007). "Album Review: Athlete - Beyond The Neighbourhood". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
4. Peschek, David (31 August 2007). "Athlete , Beyond the Neighbourhood". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
5. Keane, Mark (3 October 2007). "Beyond the Neighbourhood". Hot Press. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
6. Cohen, Ian (19 November 2007). "Athlete: Beyond the Neighbourhood". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
7. Danielsen, Aarik (27 September 2007). "Athlete: Beyond the Neighbourhood". Popmatters. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
8. Butler, Nick (9 September 2007). "Athlete - Beyond The Neighbourhood". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
9. Gill, Jaime (5 September 2007). "Athlete - Beyond The Neighbourhood". Yahoo Music UK. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011.
10. Athlete – Beyond The Neighbourhood at Discogs (list of releases)
11. "Athlete". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.