Norman, OK · indie funk-pop

Sports

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Oklahoma synth-funk duo — velvet grooves, zero pretension, chillwave warmth with actual pocket, made for golden-hour sway.

Sports began in Norman, Oklahoma, initially as a full band before narrowing to the project of Cale Chronister, working with collaborator Christian Theodore. The music sits between indie pop and soft funk: clean guitar lines, warm analogue synths, drum machines and a low, unhurried vocal delivery. Comparisons to Mac DeMarco and to late-night 1980s R&B come up often, though the songs are more concerned with groove and texture than with retro pastiche.

indie funk-pop