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Sports

Debut album of shoegazing indie rock from San Francisco trio

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Slumberland
UK Release date
22/11/2010
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Sports catches Weekend gazing not at its shoes, but into its soul
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  2. 9.0 |   No Ripcord

    He’s got three more planned for this year, something he’s calling an “ultimate trilogy.” He’s already made one opus, and I’m almost sure he has two more in him
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  3. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Sports is an astonishing body of work far beyond any kind of expectation you'd put at its creators' feet
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  4. 8.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    The songs would still be enjoyable without the noise, but they wouldn’t be special
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  5. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    Despite its dark, static-charged sound, Sports carries a sense of longing and sad-eyed struggle as well
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  6. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    You don’t know whether to run for your life or turn that shit up. But, yeah, you’re gonna turn that shit up
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Weekend has created a loud, messy, identity that can be associated with most of their labelmates (and beyond). However, there's a unique heartbreaking quality to each misheard turn of phrase
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  8. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The sound may feel erratic, but this band’s incredibly focused
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  9. 8.0 |   Eye Weekly

    This debut is a challenging listen, but a thrilling sonic adventure like Sports is a worthwhile reward for sticking it out
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  10. 7.0 |   Blurt

    Sports might be the last record you want playing while engaged in any kind of sport
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  11. 7.0 |   NME

    Biblical floods of brooding amp static, sharp backline and submerged lyrics
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  12. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A great record by what promises to be a great band. Beautiful power chord raucous rock and roll. Turn it up
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  13. 5.0 |   Bowlegs

    Weekend seem caught in two minds, between the anthemic, blocky and tuneful, and the atmospheric, dirge-y and difficult. In the end, no one wins
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  14. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    Lacks the skill of My Bloody Valentine and the brazenness of Jesus and Mary Chain, ultimately rendering their music faceless amongst the sea of competitors trawling the same waters
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