Phwoar.They Stayed in a Brothel in SXSW. For us, it’s been about trying to do political commentary, but not in an explicitly party political sort of way; it’s more of a sardonic take on the world around you, trying to recognise that you’re part of a system that’s inherently absurd. Credit: Jamie MacMillan “Our audience are bored, suburban kids a lot of the time. Are they bored of sandwiches, vans and the same five pairs of underwear? Alex Rice of Sports Team, Scala, London. “I don’t think any of us thought we were that great,” remembers Rice, going on to say how things kicked up a gear for them when they were scouted by a management company who convinced them to take things seriously and practice.A year and several shows later and Sports Team caught the attention of Dave McCracken (Ian Brown, Depeche Mode, Florence & The Machine) who came on board to produce Take lead single “Beverly Rose” and its video, which we’re premiering above. But all six members loved what they were doing and post-university continued to make music in London, using a house that three of them rent in Harlesden as a base. $9.99. those people haven’t had a voice in so long” – Alex Rice, Sports Team The New York Knicks headline nine hoops teams in the top 50 this year. “We would make the show gag-heavy, tell a lot of jokes, dress quite stupid, have a lot of fake guitar solos or fights on stage,” Rice says, as we nurse a beer before tonight’s show.The line-up back then was different. Please direct all enquiries about official collaboration through the band’s management.Ok, no I lied… one more. Posted by 7 days ago. Often lyrics can encourage you to laugh at the absurdity of something, and people might think that detracts from the accuracy of the point that’s being made, but I’ve always thought that it’s the most effective way you can possibly make a criticism.There’s definitely a sense of community and identity around what it means to go to a live show. Really, Rice doesn't need to be that bothered about what we might write: Sports Team's live shows speak for themselves. It was, all in all, “a fucking shambles” according to bassist Oli Dewdney. However, the rise of acts such as It’s the element of intoxicating excitement, as songwriter Rob Knaggs will attest, that is what the band are all about. Alex Rice, lead singer of Sports Team, is sitting in front of me in The Churchill Arms in Kensington wearing his dad’s navy fishing jumper and nursing a pint. For Sports Team, everything keeps increasing by the bucketload. The Sports Team frontman picked up the outfit for a disgustingly outrageous price while on tour and seemingly refuses to take it off – as evidenced in the photo above.This piece isn’t going to be just about Alex Rice (promise) but I will tell you this – he loves a juul (again, see above). The band describes it as “a song about English summers. Having dubbed this their “Robbie at Knebworth” moment, Let Me Entertain You blasts across the venue to welcome them to the stage. “Actually… It was quite funny, there was a recent piece where they called us ‘glam-theatrical,’ which we’re absolutely not, then tried to categorise us alongside this south London scene… saying ‘they hate their surroundings.’ Really? They released their debut EP in 2018, learning on the job by playing what frontman Rice calls “terrible, but in an entertaining sort of way” gigs, all while nurturing a deeply impassioned, highly engaged fanbase. You can draw a lot of identity from being someone that likes a band, and I think that’s what attracts a lot of young people to it.I’d be the first to admit that I don’t always communicate myself particularly well. Stay after the jump for a load more photos too, by Jake Lewis.Sports Team frontman Alex Rice is perhaps one of the most thrilling performers of his generation, careening around the stage like a wild cat with a stomach full of taurine. He’s the same age as my mum and dad... More posts from the sportsteamband community.
Lots of interviews with indie journalists are in the pub and you sort of end up making friends with them – they knew who you were and everything was immediately contextualised for them. Members jostled for position; at one point they had four lead guitarists. Like, what’s life like for them now they’ve been on the road – do they hate each other yet? It’s not the journalist’s fault. While the rest of the band are largely static, suited lead singer Alex Rice catapults himself across the stage, dancing as though his limbs are disconnected, occasionally offering the crowd pieces of foliage as they mosh and jostle at his feet.Latest single Margate taps into a certain kind of millennial yearning. Or Maybe a Drug Den, Who KnowsApparently people were coming into their host's Airbnb at all hours of the night, then leaving again after a suspiciously short amount of time.
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But then you say that in an interview and it’s, like, not very interesting to list the ten bands we said we like over the one you don’t.