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bloodsports begin with spare guitar figures, restrained drums and plainspoken dual vocals, then let distortion and dissonant riffs swallow the melody. The live set is patient rather than nonstop: slowcore tension, clipped punk passages and carefully timed full-band blowouts.

More about bloodsports

Sam Murphy and Jeremy Mock started the project while at college in Denver, released a 2023 EP, then moved to New York and rebuilt the lineup with Liv Eriksen and Scott Hale. The current quartet became part of Brooklyn's DIY circuit around Trans-Pecos, TV Eye and Union Pool before issuing Anything Can Be A Hammer through the young Good English Records.

A story

After moving from Denver, Jeremy Mock randomly ended up living blocks from his old school friend Liv Eriksen; she spent much of that winter sleeping on the band's cardboard couch before joining.

Playing

• 2026-11-06 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · La Mécanique Ondulatoire · La Mécanique Ondulatoire
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Labels

Start here

• Anything Can Be A Hammer (2025) · Good English Records
  The definitive tension-and-release record from the current Brooklyn lineup
• Rosary (2025) · Good English Records
  A compact entry into their melodic side and controlled distortion

Worked with

• Sam Murphy guitarist, vocalist and band member
• Jeremy Mock guitarist, synth player and band member
• Liv Eriksen bassist, vocalist and band member
• Scott Hale drummer and band member
• Hayden Ticehurst produced Anything Can Be A Hammer

For fans of

Unwound, Chat Pile, Have a Nice Life, Starcleaner Reunion

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