Deep Down Happy

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]

Deep Down Happy
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)		 Gulp!
(2022)
Singles from Deep Down Happy
  1. "Kutcher"
    Released: 4 May 2018
  2. "Here It Comes Again"
    Released: 11 June 2019
  3. "Fishing"
    Released: 11 September 2019
  4. "The Races"
    Released: 18 November 2019

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[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
DIY[12]
Dork[13]
The Line of Best Fit9.5/10[14]
MusicOMH[15]
NME[16]
The Observer[17]
The Times[18]
Paste7.7/10[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]

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. "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. "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. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. Williams, Jenessa (4 June 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. Ackroyd, Stephen (5 June 2020). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. 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.
  15. Horton, Ross (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. Mongredien, Phil (22 June 2020). "Sports Team: Deep Down Happy review – debut album with plenty to say". The Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  18. Titlow, David (5 June 2020). "The Times Review". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  19. Edelstone, Steven (15 June 2020). "Sports Team's Debut Is a Celebratory Greatest Hits Album". Paste. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  20. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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