Joyriding their way back on to your airwaves, London's SPORTS TEAM have made their exciting return with their 80's synth-soaked new single I'm In Love (Subaru). The Mercury-nominated six-piece have coincided the announcement with their hotly anticipated third album 'Boys These Days' which is set for release February 28th via Distiller Records and Bright Antenna. “The song captures that tension between those glossy inanimate objects you can project any desire onto versus all the stuff that creeps in behind it,” explains singer Alex Rice. “It should be a very uncomplicated love song, talking about cars and how people perceive their relationships, but with humanity, nothing is ever that simple. Having been in London guitar world for a quite while, I began looking at people like Bryan Ferry and how it can be a bit more fun if you play around with characters,” Rice continues. "He looks like he’s having a better time than a lot of the bands from our generation, and that’s what you want to be shooting for. The video we did with Dora really taps into that dramatic side too. It’s something that has always been there, but it felt right to really explore it around this song.” Take a listen for yourselves below with the Dora Paphides directed visualiser (The Last Dinner Party’s ‘My Lady of Mercy’).

Sports Team will head out on a 10-date nationwide UK tour this autumn, kicking off in Manchester on November 14th and culminating in a show at London’s O2 Forum on November 24th. Tickets will go on sale on July 26th at 10am with a pre-sale on July 24th at 10am.

Tour dates are:
14th November – Manchester, New Century
15th November – Birmingham, The Castle & Falcon
16th November - Liverpool, Arts Club
18th November – Sheffield, Foundry
19th November - Glasgow, SWG3
20th November – Newcastle Upon Tyne, Boiler Shop
22nd November – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
23rd November – Leeds, The Wardrobe
24th November – Bristol, The Trinity Centre
25th November – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town

‘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 box set, a signed test pressing and picture disc vinyl.

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