Remo Drive, sports.

sports. is a three-piece Midwest-emo band. Formed in Boston, MA, in 2013, sports. is now based in Green Bay, WI, New Haven, CT, and New York, NY. The band is known for their energetic punk performances, twinkly emo guitar riffs, and catchy pop hooks. Their first full-length record, Demon Daze, was released in 2015, and went on to develop a cult-like following after the bands hiatus in 2019. Demon Daze continued growing, earning its position as a quintessential midwest-emo record, and getting dubbed a gateway into the genre. The record has been praised for its contributions to hybrid math-rock and emo alike, often receiving positive reviews since its inception, and becoming a time capsule of its era. 10 years later, sports. is reforming to celebrate 10 years of Demon Daze, and to perform their 1st full band tour in over 6 years. Ahead of their reunion, sports. released a remastered version of Demon Daze, which includes 10 new bonus tracks of demos, remixes, and acoustic versions of songs from the original album. The band is excited to perform again, to meet their many new fans, and to continue building off their newfound momentum. To quote the band on their return: Its so sick to be back, and I want to take over the world now, its time to write some rippers.To find their muse again, REMO DRIVE went back to where it all began: their parents basement. It had been a long time coming for the Paulson brothers Erik (vocals, guitar) and Stephen (bass) who formed Remo Drive in Bloomington, Minnesota, in 2013 and have since captivated audiences around the world with an earnest, idiosyncratic brand of indie-rock and two highly lauded albums: 2017s Greatest Hits and 2019s Natural, Everyday Degradation. The resulting album, A PORTRAIT OF AN UGLY MAN (due out June 26 on Epitaph) finds the band truly in their element both physically and sonically. Self-produced and mixed by the duo, A Portrait of an Ugly Man feels all at once familiar and fresh: The basement breathed a looseness i