With their brand new single 'I'm In Love (Subaru)', Sports Team are shifting gears: bigger sounds, bolder visions, and an unwavering connection to their fanbase.

Words: Jake Hawkes.
Photos: Patrick Gunning.
Assistant: Deckard Hurd.
Makeup: Brooke Simons.
Hair: Paul Pervival.
Stylist: Keeley Dawson.

A lot has changed for Sports Team since they last spoke to Dork. They took a break from touring, wrote a new album ('Boys These Days', coming early next year, 'FYI'), and are about to return to reclaim their place in the pantheon of 'bands we interview maybe a bit too much'.

One thing that hasn't changed, however, is frontman Alex Rice's choice of venue and lack of foresight. Long-term readers of the magazine may remember all the way back in 2021, when an interview with Alex took a little bit longer than planned due to him picking The French House, one of the busiest pubs in Soho, for the interview, and nobody remembering to book a table. Well, it's 2024, and you join us once again at The French House, and once again, no interview is occurring – although this time, guitarist Rob Knaggs is also along for the ride. Tables aren't the problem on this occasion, but it turns out the pub has a strict 'no technology' rule, meaning we can't record any of the words of wisdom that Alex and Rob are about to spout.

A few minutes later, we're safely ensconced directly opposite the toilets in a much quieter pub that does allow technology. The glitz and the glamour, it truly never stops. "What have we been up to in the last two years?" Alex puffs on a vape as he thinks (non-disposable, for any environmentally aware fans). "Well, I've been running my mouth at pubs across London, we recorded an album, and we moved record label. I can't remember much before the start of the year when we spent a month and a half in Norway hammering out the album and getting back into the swing of things."