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| Released | November 27, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
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| Length | 31:00 | |||
| Label | Lame-O | |||
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| Punknews.org |    [3] |
Sports is the debut studio album by American emo band Modern Baseball released on November 27, 2012.
Sports was written while the band members were attending college. [4] 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. [5]
Sports was recorded in the Free Studios at Drexel University, where founding band member Jake Ewald attended. The album was engineered by Ian Farmer [6] 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". [7]
Sports was later released by Lame-O Records in December 2012. [8] 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. [9] Later in July, the group appeared at I Got Brains Fest. [10] In November, the group appeared at The Fest. [11]
All tracks are written by Bren Lukens and Jake Ewald
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Re-Do" | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Tears Over Beers" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "The Weekend" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "@chl03k" | 1:40 |
| 5. | "Hours Outside in the Snow" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "I Think You Were in My Profile Picture Once" | 1:19 |
| 7. | "Re-Done" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Cooke" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "See Ya, Sucker" | 2:12 |
| 10. | "Look Out" | 0:55 |
| 11. | "Play Ball!" | 2:15 |
| 12. | "Coals" | 2:11 |
| Total length: | 31:00 | |
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