
Sprints announce their debut album, Letter To Self
The band also share new single "Up And Comer", to coincide with the album's announcement.
On the new single, lead vocalist Karla Chubb, says: ""Up And Comer" is a pretty dry take on a fear and self consciousness that has been ruminating in me since I picked up an instrument. This innate fear that maybe I would always be 'good for a girl', but would I ever actually be great? It's an invisible narrative that has been constructed by the doubts and negativity I've been fed by others, as well my own imposter syndrome."
"It's a song that takes aim at the idea that some of these traits and behaviours may almost be hereditary, and instead of letting that continue to hold me back, finally break free of the expected, embrace the anger and let it rip. The only way is forward," she continues.
The Dublin four-piece have steadily grown in stature over the last three years, sharing two acclaimed EPs and building a fearsome live reputation opening for the likes of Yard Act and Suede. Letter To Self is the sound of Sprints co levelling up once again, revisiting their most vulnerable moments and imbuing their visceral garage-punk with a palpable sense of catharsis that we can all benefit from.
Singer, guitarist and lead-songwriter Karla Chubb has never shied away from confronting inner turmoil. Born in Dublin, she spent a portion of her early childhood in Germany, initially turning to music as a consequence of feeling out-of-step with the world. “I lived in a constant state of existential crisis,” she recalls. “Music became an outlet for emotion, and a way for me to understand myself and society."
Tracklist:
1. Ticking
2. Heavy
3. Cathedral
4. Shaking Their Heads
5. Adore Adore Adore
6. Shadow Of A Doubt
7. Can't Get Enough Of It
8. Literary Mind
9. Wreck (A Mess)
10. Up And Comer
11. Letter To Self
"Up And Comer" is out now. Sprints' debut album, Letter To Self, will be release on 5 January via City Slang Records.
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