When Sports: The Band released their first EP in 2009, their zany mix of sunshiny styles made quite a splash on the interwebs (hell, when was the last time your band had an Eye Weekly blog named after them?). But two years later, the group’s undergone a metamorphosis—keyboardist (and Torontoist alumnus) Robin Hatch has been replaced with ex-Diableros guitarist Pete Carmichael, they’ve dropped the semicolon and qualifier from their moniker, and their warm group-hug vibe has been reined in for the grittier sonics of Sports: the debut album (out now via their Bandcamp site).