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Deep Down Happy
2020 studio album by Sports Team
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]
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| Released | 5 June 2020 (2020-06-05) | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Burke Reid | |||
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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]
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]
On 19 June 2020, the band announced a tour of the UK, scheduled for April 2021.[9]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| DIY | [12] |
| Dork | [13] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9.5/10[14] |
| MusicOMH |  [15] |
| NME | [16] |
| The Observer | [17] |
| The Times | [18] |
| Paste | 7.7/10[19] |
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/.[10] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 78 out of 100 from a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[20]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
All tracks are written by Alex Davies, Alexander Rice, Alexandra Greenwood, Benjamin Mack, Henry Young, Oliver Dewdney, Robert Knaggs
- "Sports Team To Release Debut Album Next Week". DIY. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Kenneally, Cerys (12 June 2019). "Sports Team return with energetic cut "Here It Comes Again"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Kenneally, Cerys (12 September 2019). "Sports Team share playful new track "Fishing"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Kenneally, Cerys (19 November 2019). "Sports Team return with new single "The Races"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- 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.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- 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.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Sports Team Announce April 2021 Tour". DIY. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Williams, Jenessa (4 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Ackroyd, Stephen (5 June 2020). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- 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.
- Horton, Ross (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- 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.
- Mongredien, Phil (22 June 2020). "Sports Team: Deep Down Happy review – debut album with plenty to say". The Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Titlow, David (5 June 2020). "The Times Review". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Edelstone, Steven (15 June 2020). "Sports Team's Debut Is a Celebratory Greatest Hits Album". Paste. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 6 July 2020.