Needles & Grooves

Hockey. Although, there are 3 "periods" and not quarters.

Edit: or Lacrosse

My completely sports-ignorant brain {except for Jon Bois videos for the past couple of weeks} always assumed soccer/international football.

But it's not hockey, because they have periods. Soccer has half's... I guess lacrosse. But he's seriously singing about lacrosse?

In fairness that feels like a very Postal Service thing to do. Not that I'm familiar with Gibbard's work outside Postal Service.

I've thought about this way too much in the years since the song first came out and as far as I can tell, there really isn't one.

This sounds like a European parodying US football fans...

Just want to highlight that it's a very effective simile even if it doesn't make any sense.

Well I mean lacrosse has the required quarters and goalies and nets. And it is popular in US colleges. But I'd always assumed it was kinda a joke. One of my favorite songs ever for the record...

Let's put it to rest!