——— SPRINTS (IE)
FR/
Sprints est un groupe punk originaire de Dublin, emmené par la charismatique Karla Chubb (chant/guitare), accompagné de Sam McCann (basse), Jack Callan (batterie) et du nouveau guitariste Zac Stephenson. Révélés par leur premier album Letter To Self en 2024, ils s’imposent comme une référence live, salués par la critique (NME, DIY) et un public grandissant.
Leur second album, All That Is Over, marque une mue artistique et personnelle : plus intense, plus libre, plus audacieux. Écrit en pleine tempête émotionnelle et politique, entre ruptures intimes et chaos mondial, ce disque est un cri viscéral, poétique et engagé. Porté par des titres comme « Abandon » ou « Descartes », il explore les thèmes de la renaissance, du déracinement, de l’amour et de la colère.
Produit par Daniel Fox (Gilla Band), l’album affirme leur identité avec une puissance inédite. Sprints signe ici un retour sans concession, entre punk, noise et éclats psychés.
EN/
There’s a lyric burnt into ‘Abandon’ — the slow, searing opening track of All That Is Over — that cuts to the core of SPRINTS: “I don’t grow old / I grow unrecognisable”.
It introduces a record that fights for art and hope amid a world on fire, while reflecting the band’s evolution. After their acclaimed 2024 debut Letter To Self, vocalist/guitarist Karla Chubb, bassist Sam McCann, drummer Jack Callan and new guitarist Zac Stephenson return stronger and more assured.
“I think we came out of 2024 as different people and a completely different band,” says Karla. “Album One was riddled with self-consciousness. Now, I could not give less of a fuck.”
SPRINTS established themselves as a triple threat: a visceral live act, critically praised, and with growing radio presence. In 2024, they toured the UK, Europe, and the US twice, ending with a sold-out O2 Forum show. Internally, though, change loomed. After original guitarist Colm O’Reilly stepped back, Zac — who had filled in at The Great Escape — joined just in time for summer festivals. “It was the most serendipitous thing,” Karla recalls. “It felt like there was some deeper meaning,” adds Zac.
All That Is Over pushes the band’s sound further — both more nuanced and more intense. The “baptism of fire” forged new chemistry, says Jack, and the lineup quickly found cohesion. Amid this, Karla became more prolific. “I was going through a breakup after eight years, Colm left, we became pro musicians, I started a new relationship. And outside, the world was uglier than ever. I was writing every day.” The album was born into this tension: anger, ambition, confusion. Written on tour and in real time, it reflects a chaotic world — war in Gaza, LA wildfires, Trump’s anti-trans order — and seeks meaning within madness.
“We have this mad, loving, creative bubble,” Karla says. “But you step out, check your phone, and it’s dystopia. We’re on the edge of a fucking apocalypse.”
First single ‘Descartes’ distills this idea into sonic ferocity. Inspired by Rachel Cusk’s “Vanity is the curse of our culture”, Karla flips Descartes: “I speak so therefore I understand.” Writing, she says, is a tool to process the world.
‘Abandon’ channels Dante’s Inferno and displacement from home: “I used to live here / I used to love here.” ‘Rage’ and ‘Desire’ echo this dystopia — one a Dandy Warhols-esque swagger, the other a spaghetti Western-infused love song — both expanding the band’s sound.
On shoegaze-tinged ‘Better’, Sam and Karla share vocals on an “anti-love song” that builds to catharsis. The sinuous ‘To The Bone’ is already a live favorite. Produced again by Daniel Fox, this time in La Frette, the album reflects new confidence and playfulness. Karla confronts criticism on ‘Need’. After a review commented on her weight, she says: “Now it’s like, I don’t care. People will write about my looks, my politics. It’s always gonna be about me. So I’ll embrace it and give them something fun to talk about.”
With middle fingers raised and fierce honesty intact, All That Is Over sees SPRINTS enter their second chapter with nothing left to hold them back.
——— INFO
• Tickets on sale 27/06 - 11:00
• Orangerie (Botanique) | Doors 19:30
• Bota'Carte 18,5€ (
https://bit.ly/Bota_Carte)
• Ticket 21,5€
• Day of show 24,5€
(costs included)
——— TICKETS
FR:
https://botanique.be/fr/concert/sprints-2026
NL:
https://botanique.be/nl/concert/sprints-2026
EN:
https://botanique.be/en/concert/sprints-2026
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