2020 studio album by Sports Team
Deep Down Happy Released 5 June 2020 (2020-06-05 ) Length 36 :34 Label Island Producer Burke Reid
Keep Walking! (2019)
Deep Down Happy (2020)
Gulp! (2022)
"Kutcher" Released: 4 May 2018
"Here It Comes Again" Released: 11 June 2019
"Fishing" Released: 11 September 2019
"The Races" Released: 18 November 2019
Deep Down Happy is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Sports Team . It was released on 5 June 2020 under Island Records , and was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2020. [ 1]
Singles
On 12 June 2019, Sports Team released the first single "Here It Comes Again".[ 2] The second single "Fishing" was released on 12 September 2019.[ 3] On 19 November 2019, the third single "The Races" was released.[ 4] On 18 February 2020, the band announced their new album – scheduled for the original release of 3 April 2020 – along with the fourth single "Here's The Thing".[ 5]
On 12 June 2020, the album ranked at No. 2 on the Official Charts Company 's UK Albums Chart .[ 6] Sports Team lost the Number 1 spot to Lady Gaga 's "Chromatica ".[ 7] It gained No. 1 in Scotland[ 8]
Tour
On 19 June 2020, the band announced a tour of the UK, scheduled for April 2021.[ 9]
Critical reception
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Deep Down Happy was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 11 reviews/.[ 10] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 78 out of 100 from a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[ 20]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alex Davies, Alexander Rice, Alexandra Greenwood, Benjamin Mack, Henry Young, Oliver Dewdney, Robert Knaggs
Deep Down Happy track listingTitle 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
Charts
References
^ "Sports Team To Release Debut Album Next Week" . DIY . 28 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Kenneally, Cerys (12 June 2019). "Sports Team return with energetic cut "Here It Comes Again" " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Kenneally, Cerys (12 September 2019). "Sports Team share playful new track "Fishing" " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Kenneally, Cerys (19 November 2019). "Sports Team return with new single "The Races" " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Kenneally, Cerys (18 February 2020). "Sports Team announce debut album with lead single "Here's The Thing" " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ Ainsley, Helen (12 June 2020). "Lady Gaga's Chromatica claims second week at Number 1 as Sports Team take highest new entry" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "Sports Team Announce April 2021 Tour" . DIY . 19 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Williams, Jenessa (4 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review" . DIY . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Ackroyd, Stephen (5 June 2020). "Dork Magazine Review" . Dork . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Desborough, Ellie (4 June 2020). "Sports Team are suburban maestros documenting modern Britain with crackling indie pop" . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Horton, Ross (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review" . MusicOMH . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Richards, Will (3 June 2020). "Sports Team – 'Deep Down Happy' review: A flag in the ground from a band dedicated to extremes" . NME . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Mongredien, Phil (22 June 2020). "Sports Team: Deep Down Happy review – debut album with plenty to say" . The Observer . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ Titlow, David (5 June 2020). "The Times Review" . The Times . Retrieved 8 July 2020 .
^ Edelstone, Steven (15 June 2020). "Sports Team's Debut Is a Celebratory Greatest Hits Album" . Paste . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ "Album of the Year Review" . Album of the Year . Retrieved 6 July 2020 .