Sports_Team-Deep_Down_Happy-(0872862)-CD-FLAC-2020-HOUND

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2020-06-22

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         Artist......: Sports Team
         Album.......: Deep Down Happy
         Label.......: Island Records
         Genre.......: Indie
         Catnr.......: 0872862
         Source......: CD
         Rip.date....: 2020-06-22
         Str.date....: 2020-06-05
         Quality.....: 968kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
         Url.........: http://www.sportsteamband.com

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         1.    Lander                                            2:36
         2.    Here It Comes Again                               2:16
         3.    Going Soft                                        3:23
         4.    Camel Crew                                        3:33
         5.    Long Hot Summer                                   2:54
         6.    Feels Like Fun                                    2:40
         7.    Here's the Thing                                  2:55
         8.    The Races                                         3:23
         9.    Born Sugar                                        3:13
         10.   Fishing                                           3:06
         11.   Kutcher                                           3:04
         12.   Stations of the Cross                             3:31


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    ,:   "OH-HO, YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE!" Pressing play on        :,
     :   'Lander', Rob Knaggs wails into immediate action, causing the     :
     :'  sort of unexpected headphone startle that incites cardiac        ':
    ,:   arrest. It's probably the exact effect that Sports Team were      :,
     :   aiming for - what could herald the arrival of a long-awaited      :
     :'  debut better than a quick, sharp shock to the eardrums?          ':
    ,:                                                                     :,
     :   Having caused a stir up and down the country with their chaotic   :
     :'  live shows, semi-ironic jollies to the seaside and a certain     ':
    ,:   penchant for shooting their mouths off in interviews, Sports      :,
     :   Team feel like the sort of band British indie has been holding    :
     :'  its breath for. The traits that people find them insufferable    ':
    ,:   for are the same that others adore - naked ambition, a            :,
     :   disposition for smart-arse literacy and a ceaseless commitment    :
     :'  to extending a joke as far as it needs to go to become funny     ':
    ,:   again. Containing them on record is quite the challenge, but      :,
     :   'Deep Down Happy' manages to do what all good music should - it   :
     :'  makes being in a band sound like the absolute best thing in the  ':
    ,:   world.                                                            :,
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     :'  Their success is all in the alchemy. Rob's wordplay is           ':
    ,:   deserving of its own plaudits, but in Alex Rice, they possess a   :,
     :   frontman willing to work overtime. Whether he's howling his way   :
     :'  through 'Camel Crew', an ode to sell-out musical peers and the   ':
    ,:   boring bourgeoisie, or giving it his best call-and-response with  :,
     :   his bandmate on 'Here's The Thing', Alex intonates with full      :
     :'  theatrical commitment, giving new life to the pithy              ':
    ,:   observations that would have fitted right in with the mid-'90s.   :,
     :   There's several familiar singles back on show, but even their     :
     :'  energy remains vital, freshly plumped with big production and    ':
    ,:   sequenced in a fashion that delivers precisely zero ballads.      :,
     :   Tear-jerkers simply wouldn't work for Sports Team - to sing that  :
     :'  slowly would be to pass up the opportunity for another           ':
    ,:   blink-and-you'll-miss-it gag.                                     :,
     :                                                                     :
     :'  Of course, no band is perfect. Considering their relative        ':
    ,:   privilege, some of the middle-England commentary is less kitchen  :,
     :   sink and more freestanding roll-top bath, jarring unspoken        :
     :'  against their enthusiasm for making working-class cultural       ':
    ,:   artefacts the butt of their jokes. Still, this stick is becoming  :,
     :   an increasingly dull one to beat them with - where you're born    :
     :'  doesn't necessarily negate your capacity for being bored and     ':
    ,:   frustrated with the society you see around you. 'Stations Of The  :,
     :   Cross' casts a damning eye across the complacency of suburban     :
     :'  bystander syndrome, while 'The Races' takes suitable swipes at   ':
    ,:   Union-Jack-sporting bigotry. The understated gem of it all is     :,
     :   'Going Soft', a comedy take on the fear of subsiding into         :
     :'  mediocrity as middle age beckons. In 12 songs, they make it      ':
    ,:   pretty clear which side they're on, and it looks like the winner  :,
     :   - smart, engaged, and willing to crack a joke with the faith      :
     :'  that their musical dexterity will speak for itself. Love them    ':
    ,:   or hate them, dismiss them at your peril.                         :,
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