bloodsports – Calvin

New York City rock group bloodsports are excited to share the second preview off their upcoming debut album, Anything Can Be A Hammer, available digitally and via Cassette and Vinyl on October 17, 2025 via Good English Records. “Calvin” is out now, a blistering, disjointed track filled with vignettes of dreamstates, sewn together by churning guitars and unrelenting urgency.

“It’s definitely the most standard “rock” song on the record, it kinda feels like a Pixies song to us, bandleader Sam Murphy explains. “This one was written in like an hour with a couple of simple riffs I had in my head for awhile and really hasn’t changed since. Lyrically, it takes place during a dream I had so a lot of the lines are kind of disjointed from one another and ambiguous, which I think reflects a dream state pretty well.

Since the band’s inception in 2023, bloodsports has been on the cutting edge of disjointed, hard hitting guitar music, making a name for themselves within Brooklyn’s DIY scene for their dynamic performances. Earlier this summer, bloodsports announced their signing to Good English Records, a new independent label based out of New York, NY and Nashville, TN. With the announcement, they unveiled their debut record and shared “Rosary,” a slow building track that explores regrets through reminiscing about the past, patiently wading through the emotions, working towards a huge sonic payoff.

Last year they shared “Canary,” a standalone single that exposed the band’s tight edged inclinations and sentimental songwriting. Their eponymous debut EP arrived in 2023 via Candle Pin Records, with string oriented slowcore track “Sky Mall” leading the release. On their imminent debut, bloodsports are more refined and empowered than ever, fearlessly tearing through nine tracks of clean cut guitars, orchestral arrangements and transformative lyricism.

Earlier this spring, bloodsports toured around the American South and East Coast, hitting closeknit DIY scenes in Chicago, Asheville, Philadelphia and more. Last month, the band toured up and down the east coast with Boston group Main Era. Known for their explosive live shows, the group has played shows with Flooding, Split Chain, Kal Marks, Aunt Katrina, All Under Heaven, Terraplana, and more.

This Saturday, August 23, bloodsports will appear at Sabu Title Fest in Brooklyn, NY Later this month, the band will perform at Night Club 101 with Total Wife, Make Yourself at Home and Glaring Orchid.

BLOODSPORTS LIVE 2025

AUGUST

23 – Sabu Title Fest – Brooklyn, NY

30 – Night Club 101 – New York, NY

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