14 February 2025
Band: REMBER SPORTS
Who: Ohio-rooted and Philadelphia-based indie
quartet, formed in 2014 named Sports for a while.
Album: THE REFRIGERATOR
Their 5th one.
Press info: “The new album captures the messy, cathartic energy of transformation. Written in the aftermath of the pandemic, the record is shaped by grief, uncertainty,
and a deep love for music and friendship. Songs wrestle with identity, memory, and growing up, balancing bratty catharsis with tenderness and reflection.”
TUTV: Indie-pendent guitar pop is back. Actually, it never was gone whatsoever,
but the electric-powered 6-string scene is prominently present lately, way more than before. Remember Sports, Dream Nails, Ratboys, The Belair Lip Bombs, Fanclubwallet, Sprints, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Wet Leg, Vuce Vera, Lime Gardeb, and way more other bands crank up their guitars to vitalize their cacthy pop tunes.
No artificial ballyhoo, no ersatz hurry-skurry, no phony posing. They all keep it
simple, direct, fresh and whipped-up. They do not pretend to be the next big thing.
They act inspired by their gut-feeling and insatiable knack for spine-tingling, kicky
music. The Refrigerator features all those plugged-in characteristics. Remember
Sports are in excellent condition to compete in this sonic discipline.
Btw, while writing this, it dawned on me that all the aforementioned bands are
female-fronted ones. Coincidence? No idea, but it shows that rockin’ girl power
is back. Supercool!
The album’s 3 singles.
– BUG –
– ACROSS THE LINE –
– CUT FRUIT –
ALBUM