| Member Since | 1/19/2007 | | Band Members | guitar/ mouth- stephen lewin, face hole/ bass hole- henry charlesworth, drums and scoff- luke mawdsley, guitar keys please -den brice | | Influences | orange juice, haircut 100, pavement, bhundu boys, maritime, xtc, lift to experience, modern lovers, the pastels, the replacements,the smiths, fugazi, elvis costello, the blue aeroplanes, mod mouse, slint, mbv, sonic youth, the cramps, shangri-las, life without buildings... | | Sounds Like | 'With full control of my senses, I can safely report that each act at this gig did in fact outdo the preceding, resulting in a pretty amazing climax: The Sporting Life Wearing a wide brimmed hat covering a somewhat impressive head of hair, this rather strange drummer served to enhance the immense amount of personality exuding from The Sporting Life. The impressive four piece played a truly original set, displaying unrivalled energy whilst whacking out amazing beats check them out. You won’t regret it.' -THE YORKER Jan 2008
'The Sporting Life's hi-octane swampabilly stomp- think Jonathan Fire*Eater spooking out Jonathan Richman-is melodic, mysterious and eerily tense. You'd be foolish to miss them' -THE FLY April 2008
'Enjoyable jitterbug post-punk blues' -DIE SHELLSUIT DIE May 2008 | | Record Label | Unsigned |
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