New York City rock group bloodsports are excited to share the final 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. “Rot” chugs along, balancing tension with silence and softness, before melting into discordance. The song eventually breaks apart from itself, charging forth with illusions of self interest and piercing drums.
“Rot” is about someone who has ended a relationship, and trying to justify their behavior that led to the split, blaming the other for mistakes they’ve made,” bandleader Sam Murphy explains. “Eventually it deteriorates into a self-obsessed, egotistical delusion resulting in the screamed line of “how can you smile, when god is my audience”. This song has existed in various forms for years, and is definitely the oldest song on the album but it’s still one of my favorites and one of the most cathartic to play live.”
bloodsports is also excited to announce their album release show, presented by Stereogum and Good English. The show will take place on Saturday, October 18 at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY and feature performances from bloodsports, Venus Twins, Vangas and a DJ set from Shower
Curtain. Tickets are on sale now, see below to purchase.
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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 announced 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 month, the band shared “Calvin”, a blistering, disjointed track filled with vignettes of dreamstates, sewn together by churning guitars and unrelenting urgency.
LISTEN TO “CALVIN”
LISTEN TO “ROSARY”
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.
BLOODSPORTS
ANYTHING CAN BE A HAMMER
GOOD ENGLISH RECORDS
Release Date: October 17, 2025
- Trio 1
- Come, Dog
- Themes
- Calvin
- Trio 2
- Rot
- Rosary
- A River Runs Through It
- Anything Can Be A Hammer
ABOUT BLOODSPORTS:
Taking over the sweaty New York venues and curbside congregations that came to be synonymous with the name, bloodsports is set to release their long awaited debut LP Anything Can Be A Hammer via brand new New York/Nashville label Good English Records on October 17, 2025. bloodsports has become an undeniable force amidst their latest line up, where members Sam Murphy (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Mock (Guitar), Liv Eriksen (bass/vocals) and Scott Hale (drums) find solace in the capitulation of sonic strain; where angular sedition blends with economical melodies that lighten the load of the self-destruction that these songs embrace. But as bold as their landscapes have been prior, Anything Can Be A Hammer finds the band embracing a more dynamic approach, maturing in their techniques as these songs brim over with subtle fixations – balancing a steady pace of experimentation and curiosity that linger amongst the rhythmic blows and befuddling depths that the band confidently explores. Fragile, yet abundant, bloodsports leans into that patience that plays to our own interior designs, where Murphy’s lyricism is a notion of both what we know and what we think we know, as it all comes to the fore when our obsessions are at large. It’s an album that’s got blood in its veins and a finger on the pulse.
ABOUT GOOD ENGLISH RECORDS:
Good English Records is an independent record label and arts collective based in New York City and Nashville. Founded by artists and music lovers in 2025, we connect talent with their potential by developing artists with a DIY ethos. Good English’s mission is to empower independent artists to create work however, whenever and wherever they want. We are advocates for artists — prioritizing equity, creative freedom and stability to build partnerships that work for everyone.
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