Bloodsports

A pop, rock and indie act from Brooklyn, New York, bloodsports is on the bill at Oporto in Leeds alongside Supermaus. The band's debut album is Anything Can Be A Hammer.

bloodsports is a four-piece from Brooklyn, New York, making music that spans pop, rock and indie. The current line-up is Sam Murphy on guitar and vocals, Jeremy Mock on guitar, Liv Eriksen on bass and vocals, and Scott Hale on drums. Their debut album, Anything Can Be A Hammer, drew praise from Stereogum, Vice, Alternative Press and Consequence. Its songs pair angular tension with economical melodies and rhythmic force, and Murphy's lyrics blur the line between what listeners think they know and what they actually know.

On stage, the band has played sweaty New York venues and street-side gatherings. They took a support slot at the sold-out album release show of They Are Gutting A Body of Water and have shared bills with Starcleaner Reunion and Brutus VII. Further appearances at SXSW, and performances across the United States and abroad, are planned.

Oporto is a Leeds venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a programme focused on pop, rock and indie music. Supermaus also appear on this bill.