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From the moment they stepped into the spotlight, Sports Bra positioned themselves as much more than just another pop-leaning rock quartet churning out angsty songs for bored teens (though they’re effortlessly apt as such). Their manifesto is sharp and succinct: “No gods. No masters. Gender is fake. F*** cops.” It’s scrawled around the border of their 2017 self-titled debut, and weaves itself into every facet of the band’s ethnology, from their live show – which acts as a call-to-arms for queer and trans punters to command the pit like their cishet peers often do – to opaquely necessary, soul-thumping gems like “Try Harder” and “Survival”.

Borne from the ashes of a festival lineup’s worth of slain Sydney emo staples (Hannahband, Skin Prison, Dog Dirt, Mortgage… The list could fill this whole damn page), the band never intended to find their way