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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.....: 269kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
.:. 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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\ / ________ Runtime 36:34
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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. :,
: :
:' 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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