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Sports Team Critiques US Gun Culture After Starbucks Robbery

Vallejo police have provided no follow-up on the December Starbucks gunpoint robbery that the band explores in a track on their new album.

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Overview

  • The band’s van was broken into by armed thieves at a Vallejo, California, Starbucks in December, with personal items stolen but no equipment taken.
  • Their third album, Boys These Days LP, released May 23, features a track titled “Bang Bang Bang” that eerily foreshadows the incident.
  • Singer Alex Rice says he still regards America positively, calling it “the greatest country in the world” despite the ordeal.
  • Sports Team filed a report through an online form after the robbery and has not heard back from the Vallejo Police Department.
  • The group turned down a Fox News interview after posting about an anti-gun charity, criticizing how quickly media outlets politicized their story.