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Modern Baseball

Modern Baseball formed as a four-piece in Philadelphia around 2011, with Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald sharing vocal and guitar duties, backed by Ian Farmer...

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Modern Baseball's raw, conversational songs about young adulthood

A Philadelphia four-piece whose direct lyrics about anxiety and heartbreak connected with a generation before their 2018 hiatus.

For the band's early sound, "Tears Over Beers" still hits that raw nerve. Later, something like "Two Good Things" shows how they kept that directness even as things got more complicated.

Modern Baseball's songs felt like pages torn from a journal, with lyrics that captured the specific awkwardness of being young. Tracks like "Wedding Singer" sketched out moments that were painfully familiar to anyone who'd ever fumbled through relationships or college parties. Their 2014 album "You're Gonna Miss It All" gave voice to a kind of anxious sincerity that wasn't trying to be cool.

They formed in Philadelphia around 2011, with Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald sharing vocal duties. After putting out the "Sports" EP and "You're Gonna Miss It All," they released "Holy Ghost" in 2016. The band went on indefinite hiatus in 2018 following allegations against Ewald and lineup changes.

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Modern Baseball formed as a four-piece in Philadelphia around 2011, with Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald sharing vocal and guitar duties, backed by Ian Farmer on bass and Sean Huber on drums. Their early material, like the songs "Tears Over Beers" and "Your Graduation," had a raw, conversational quality that connected with listeners, often circling around the anxieties and heartbreaks of young adulthood.

They put out a debut EP called "Sports" before their 2014 album "You're Gonna Miss It All" got them wider attention. The writing stayed personal and direct, with tracks like "Wedding Singer" and "How Do I Tell A Girl I Want To Kiss Her?" sketching out specific, awkward moments. They followed it with "Holy Ghost" in 2016.

Jake Ewald left the band in 2015, and the group carried on as a trio for a time. In 2017, allegations of misconduct were made against Ewald; the band issued a statement condemning the behavior described. They went on an indefinite hiatus the following year. After that, Lukens and Farmer started a project called Retirement Party, while Huber worked on solo material.

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