Sprints

There’s a palpable flurry of momentum surrounding SPRINTS right now. The Dublin band have enjoyed a whirlwind year: in a blur of back-to-back wins, they unveiled their Top 20 debut album Letter To Self, opened for IDLES and Pixies, and delivered feverishly talked-about sets at Glastonbury, End Of The Road and All Together Now. All of this has led to them becoming an essential new name in contemporary rock, building a reputation for urgent, compassionate songwriting blackened by personal tales of trauma and resilience.

Letter To Self resonated deeply with a fervent, diverse audience for its dark and deeply introspective songs, allowing SPRINTS to light up international stages and see their passion reflected back tenfold. It’s an energy Chubb hopes to carry forward into album two, while also looking to create music that is more concentrated on acceptance and her sense of self.

“The best part of sharing our debut has been speaking to queer adults, or parents with trans kids, and seeing how they connected with our music,” she says. “The key preface to that album was my struggle with my identity, which remains a constant battle. But knowing we’ve inspired people to pick up instruments and start their own bands has made it all worth it.”

It’s this goal of forging a purity of musical expression – one which arises from community and connection – that is shaping this enormously exciting next chapter for SPRINTS. As Chubb concludes: “We are working our asses off, but we are doing all of this with compassion for each other and the people we play music for. That’s something to be really proud of.”