Modern Baseball - Sports

Philadelphia’s Modern Baseball introduced themselves to the world with Sports, their 2012 debut full-length album. Immediately embraced by fans and critics alike, the record landed on numerous year-end lists and set the stage for the band’s rapid rise in the indie-punk scene.

Sports is uniquely modern in its voice, blending raw emo-punk energy with sharp, witty lyricism. Vocalist Brendan Lukens delivers songs that feel both timeless and unmistakably of their generation, pairing universal themes of love lost and love found with vivid images of restless nights, fleeting connections, and the search for meaning in contemporary America.

Equal parts confessional and anthemic, Sports captures the sound of being young and uncertain while holding nothing back. It remains a touchstone debut that resonates just as strongly today.