Remember Sports is an American

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band from

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, United States. Formed in

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, and originally named Sports, they have released four albums on

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History

Remember Sports formed in 2012 when all members were attending

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in Gambier, Ohio. They released their first album in 2014 on Bandcamp titled ''Sunchokes''. In 2015, Sports signed to

, where they released their second album titled ''All of Something''. The album was produced by Kyle Gilbride (

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, Upset, Field Mouse). ''All of Something'' was recorded primarily while most of the members were still in college. The album received four stars out of five by ''

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'' magazine. The album was listed at number ten on

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list titled "The Best Indie Pop of 2015". In August 2016, Remember Sports released a demo of their song "Makin It Right", which was featured on the ''Clearmountain Compilation Vol. 1''. In November 2017, the band announced their name change from Sports to Remember Sports to avoid confusion with other bands, including the Oklahoma-based band, Sports. In 2018, the band released their third album titled ''Slow Buzz''. In 2020, the group contributed a cover of the song "

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for ''

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'', a tribute compilation celebrating the life of musician

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. In 2021, the band announced their fourth LP, ''Like a Stone'', released on April 23, 2021.

Band members

Current *Carmen Perry – vocals, guitar, songwriter *Catherine Dwyer – vocals, bass *Jack Washburn – vocals, guitar *Connor Perry – drums Former *Benji Dossetter – drums *James Karlin – bass

Discography

Studio albums *''Sports'' (2013, self-released) *''Sunchokes'' (2014, self-released) *''All of Something'' (2015, Father/Daughter) *''Slow Buzz'' (2018, Father/Daughter) *''Like a Stone'' (2021, Father/Daughter) EPs *''Leap Day'' (2022, Father/Daughter) Live Albums *''Remember Sports on Audiotree Live'' (2018, Audiotree Music) *''live @ port'' (2015, self-released)

References

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