Deep Down Happy

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Deep Down Happy
Sports Team - Deep Down Happy.png
Studio album by
Sports Team
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length36:34
LabelIsland
ProducerBurke Reid
Sports Team chronology
Keep Walking!
(2019) 		Deep Down Happy
(2020)

Deep Down Happy is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Sports Team. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Island Records, and was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2020.[1]

Singles[]

On 12 June 2019, Sports Team released the first single "Here It Comes Again".[2] The second single "Fishing" was released on 12 September 2019.[3] On 19 November 2019, the third single "The Races" was released.[4] On 18 February 2020, the band announced their new album – scheduled for the original release of 3 April 2020 – along with the fourth single "Here's The Thing".[5]

Commercial performance[]

On 12 June 2020, the album ranked at No. 2 on the Official Charts Company's UK Albums Chart.[6] Sports Team lost the Number 1 spot to Lady Gaga's "Chromatica".[7] It gained No. 1 in Scotland[8]

Tour[]

On 19 June 2020, the band announced a tour of the UK, scheduled for April 2021.[9]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[12]
DIY4/5 stars[13]
Dork4/5 stars[14]
The Line of Best Fit9.5/10[15]
MusicOMH3.5/5 stars[16]
NME4/5 stars[17]
The Observer4/5 stars[18]
The Times4/5 stars[19]
Paste7.7/10[20]

Deep Down Happy was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 11 reviews/.[11] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 78 out of 100 from a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[10]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Alex Davies, Alexander Rice, Alexandra Greenwood, Benjamin Mack, Henry Young, Oliver Dewdney, Robert Knaggs.

Deep Down Happy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lander"2:36
2."Here It Comes Again"2:16
3."Going Soft"3:23
4."Camel Crew"3:33
5."Long Hot Summer"2:54
6."Feels like Fun"2:40
7."Here's the Thing"2:55
8."The Races"3:23
9."Born Sugar"3:13
10."Fishing"3:06
11."Kutcher"3:04
12."Stations of the Cross"3:31

Charts[]

Chart performance for Deep Down Happy
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Sports Team To Release Debut Album Next Week". DIY. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (12 June 2019). "Sports Team return with energetic cut "Here It Comes Again"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (12 September 2019). "Sports Team share playful new track "Fishing"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (19 November 2019). "Sports Team return with new single "The Races"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (18 February 2020). "Sports Team announce debut album with lead single "Here's The Thing"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^ Ainsley, Helen (12 June 2020). "Lady Gaga's Chromatica claims second week at Number 1 as Sports Team take highest new entry". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Sports Team Announce April 2021 Tour". DIY. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. ^ Williams, Jenessa. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (5 June 2020). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ Desborough, Ellie (4 June 2020). "Sports Team are suburban maestros documenting modern Britain with crackling indie pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. ^ Horton, Ross (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  17. ^ Richards, Will (3 June 2020). "Sports Team – 'Deep Down Happy' review: A flag in the ground from a band dedicated to extremes". NME. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  18. ^ Mongredien, Phil (22 June 2020). "Sports Team: Deep Down Happy review – debut album with plenty to say". The Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  19. ^ Titlow, David (5 June 2020). "The Times Review". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  20. ^ Edelstone, Steven (15 June 2020). "Sports Team's Debut Is a Celebratory Greatest Hits Album". Paste. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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