''Sports'' is the debut

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album by American emo band

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released December 2012 on

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Background

''Sports'' was written while the band members were attending college. The band had previously released the split EP ''Couples Therapy'' with fellow Philadelphia-based emo band

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and embarked on a short tour during the summer of 2012. ''Sports'' was recorded in the Free Studios at

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, where founding band members Jake Ewald and Bren Lukens attended. The album was engineered by Ian Farmer before he joined the band himself. Looking back on recording, Ewald said "it was mostly our singer Bren doing most of the legwork 'cos we didn't have a real band yet".

Release

''Sports'' was later released by

in December 2012. On June 22, 2013, a music video was released for "The Weekend". In June and July, the group went on a short US tour with

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and

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. Later in July, the group appeared at I Got Brains Fest. In November, the group appeared at

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Track listing

Personnel

Modern Baseball

* Jake Ewald – lead vocals, guitar, drums * Bren Lukens – lead vocals, guitar * Ian Farmer – bass

Additional musicians

*Adrianne Gold – vocals (tracks: 6, 11) *Corey Rader – upright bass (track 4)

Production

*Ian Farmer – engineer, producer *Ralph Nicastro – mixing *Zakk Cervini – mastering

References

Citations Sources * *

External links

Modern Baseball Official Site
{{Authority control 2012 debut albums Lame-O Records albums Modern Baseball albums