NEW MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTED BY SPORTS TEAM OUT NOW
A NEW WAVE ANTHEM CELEBRATING COUPLEDOM AT ITS MOST MUNDANE, FROM THE JOYS OF ARGUING ABOUT RECYCLING TO BASHING BROOKLYN BECKHAM ON FACEBOOK, THIRD STUDIO LP, BOYS THESE DAYS, PRODUCED BY MATIAS TELLEZ (GIRL IN RED, CMAT, GRACIE ABRAMS), OUT MAY 23rd, 2025, VIA DISTILLER RECORDS/BRIGHT ANTENNA
Today, SPORTS TEAM released their new single, “Maybe When We’re 30.” A gentle, euphoric anthem, celebrating coupledom at its most mundane and drawing on sounds from Britpop to melancholic new wave. Listen HERE and watch the official music video directed by the band HERE.
Lyricist Rob Knaggs elaborates, “It’s a song for Brooklyn Beckham. When you start off in a band you feel like Slurms Mackenzie (the Futurama party slug). You can’t believe it’s your job to travel around the world and drink beer and make music with your friends. And then one morning you look around, and all your friends are getting married, and you think, maybe all I really want is to grow old, and get a dog, and write horrible things about Brooklyn Beckham on Facebook, and go on cruises, and have petty disputes with my neighbours about whether the council recycles cardboard.”
Sports Team talked exclusively to American Songwriter about the single, and their forthcoming album, stating “the single touches on a particular brand of British couple core–mainly settling down in suburban neighborhoods and living comfortably–could be mistaken for a satire or a dismissal of this culture.” As Sports Team explains to American Songwriter, the song is “being very sincere… it’s not playing for laughs.” Elsewhere, Under The Radar described the track as “a melodic, uplifting tribute to everyday relationships, blending influences from classic British pop to wistful new wave sounds.”
“Maybe When We’re 30” will feature on Sports Team’s upcoming studio album, Boys These Days, out May 23rd on Distiller Records/Bright Antenna. Alex Rice, Oli Dewdney, Al Greenwood, Rob Knaggs, Ben Mack, and Henry Young recorded Boys These Days with producer Matias Tellez (Girl In Red, CMAT, Gracie Abrams) in his Bergen Norwegian studio.
Sports Team marked their return last summer with the release of “I’m In Love (Subaru)” followed by second single ‘Condensation’, revealing a dramatic shift in gears in their songwriting and showcasing the band at their brightest and most beguiling yet. ‘Bang Bang Bang’ was the third track to be unveiled from their forthcoming new album Boys These Days which boasts some of Sports Team's most dynamic musical performances to date and features hand painted artwork by Rob Knaggs. The album is Sports Team’s third and follows the top 3 albums Deep Down Happy and Gulp!
Boys These Days is a witty and insightful examination of modern life, exploring the dissonance of our social media feeds that unleash an endless cycle upon us of porn, tragedy, war, violence, sex, money, inspirational quotes, no narrative. No unifying myth. Just “the churn” as Sports Team term it.
Boys These Days is available to pre-order on CD, vinyl and cassette as well as a number of exclusive limited-edition formats, including a signed test pressing and picture disc vinyl.
Pre-save BOYS THESE DAYS ALBUM
Sports Team are Alex Rice (vocals), Robert Knaggs (lyrics, backing vocals, rhythm guitar), Henry Young (lead guitar, lap steel), Oli Dewdney (bass), Al Greenwood (drums) and Ben Mack (synths, piano & percussion).