Sports (Modern Baseball album) explained
Sports is the debut studio album by American emo band Modern Baseball released on November 27, 2012.
Background
Sports was written while the band members were attending college.[1] The band had previously released the split EP Couples Therapy with fellow Philadelphia-based emo band Marietta and embarked on a short tour during the summer of 2012.[2]
Sports was recorded in the Free Studios at Drexel University, where founding band member Jake Ewald attended. The album was engineered by Ian Farmer [3] 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".[4]
Release
Sports was later released by Lame-O Records in December 2012.[5] 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 Mixtapes, You Blew It! and Light Years.[6] Later in July, the group appeared at I Got Brains Fest.[7] In November, the group appeared at The Fest.[8]
Personnel
Modern Baseball
- Jake Ewald – lead vocals (tracks: 2, 8, 12), guitar, bass, drums[9]
- Bren Lukens – lead vocals
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
- Bird. Ryan. New Noise. Rock Sound. April 2015. 198. Freeway Press Inc.. London. 1465-0185.
- Simmons. Amy. Swanson. Emily. Batter Up. Blunt. 130. nextmedia. Sydney. 1445-6974.
External links
Notes and References
- Bird, ed. 2015, p. 46
- Web site: Jun 22, 2012: Dane Fallon Fest 2012 at IHOP Estate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Concert Archives . 2022-06-25 . www.concertarchives.org.
- Web site: Sports - Modern Baseball. Modern Baseball Bandcamp. 17 July 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809072808/http://modernbaseballpa.bandcamp.com/album/sports-2. 9 August 2016.
- Swanson 2014, p. 29
- Web site: Modern Baseball. Lame-O Records. 27 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027192750/http://lameorecords.limitedrun.com/bands/modern-baseball. 27 October 2014.
- Web site: Modern Baseball release "The Weekend" video. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Kraus, Brian. June 22, 2013. December 20, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151231105853/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/modern_baseball_release_the_weekend_video. December 31, 2015.
- Web site: Into It. Over It., Foreign Tongues and more to play I Got Brains Fest. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Campbell, Rachel. June 4, 2013. December 20, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220104829/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/into_it._over_it._foreign_tongues_and_more_to_play_i_got_brains_fest. December 20, 2017.
- Web site: Lucero, J.Robbins, Modern Baseball, Tim Kasher, White Wives, Weatherbox added to Fest 12 lineup. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Whitt, Cassie. July 26, 2013. December 20, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613004409/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/lucero_j.robbins_modern_baseball_tim_kasher_white_wives_weatherbox_added_to. June 13, 2017.
- Drum Talk with Sean Huber (Modern Baseball) . 2014-04-24 . Run For Cover Records . 2024-07-08 . YouTube.