SPRINTS release new single 'Descartes' and announce second album
- Richard Blowes
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Dublin garage punks SPRINTS announce second album All That Is Over, release new single Descartes and confirm UK/EU tour dates
Track: Descartes
Band: SPRINTS
Released: June 24 2025
Dublin’s garage-punk bruisers SPRINTS have ripped the lid off their second LP, All That Is Over, and dropped a new track Descartes alongside a full-throttle tour rollout. No fluff with these athletes - just venom and volume.
New album: All That Is Over
Facing down any sophomore slump head‑on, SPRINTS sharpen their spikes even further. Following the raw energy and acclaim of Letter to Self , their latest effort is a heedless dive into sharper riffs and left/right combo songwriting. Expect fuzzed-up guitars, Karla Chubb’s blistering vocals and skewering lyrics, and the band’s trademark urgency: short, sharp, and unapologetic.
New single: Descartes
Descartes doesn’t hang around - just like life, it’s abrupt, jagged, and beautifully untethered. A 3 minute take on the philosophies of modern existence "vanity is the curse of culture, cyanide of the soul".
It’s a perfect taste of what All That Is Over promises: no brakes, no boundaries.
Tour: UK • EU
They’re hitting the road hard with headline dates across the UK and Europe. Highlights include:
London’s Troxy (a 3,000-capacity beast)
Additional shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Berlin, Paris, and beyond
Full list below
SPRINTS live? Do not miss - it's a riot of feedback, sweat, stage dives and punk poetry.
Why It Matters
From debut EPs Manifesto and A Modern Job to their incendiary Letter to Self, SPRINTS have grown into Ireland’s fiercest guitar-punks. This isn’t a band mellowing - All That Is Over doubles down.
If your playlists are jaded and ready for a jolt of ferocity and a shot of punk-wired intelligence, this record - and their live assault should be next in line.
SPRINTS live dates 2024/25
July
3 – Paris, FR – Paris Philharmonie #
4 – Amersfoort, NL – Wilde Weide
11 – Cheltenham, UK – 2000trees
17 – Dour, BE – Dour Festival
18 – Herk-de-Stad, BE – Rock Herk
19 – Cuxhaven, DE – Deichbrand
25 – Beccles, UK – Latitude
27 – Thirsk, UK – Deer Shed
August
4 – Leipzig, DE – Parkbühne @
5 – Berlin, DE – Zitadelle Spandau @
14 – Charleville Mezieres, FR – Cabaret Vert
15 – Rotondes, LU – Congés Annulés
19 – Bonn, DE – Kunst!Rasen @
20 – Stuttgart, DE – Freilichtbühne Killesberg @
21 – Freiluftarena, AT – Graz – Freiluftarena @
22 – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival
October
17 – Saint Brieuc, FR – Carnavalorock Festival
18 – Le Havre, FR – Ouest Park Festival
19 – Joué-lès-Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine
21 – Nimes, FR – Paloma
22 – Lyon, FR – Marché Gare
23 – Etagnières VD, CH – Croc the Rock Festival
November
2 – Belfast, UK – Empire Hall
6 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizers
7 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Beckett Student Union
8 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
10 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU)
11 – Sheffield, UK – Foundry
12 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
14 – London, UK – Troxy
15 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol
18 – Oxford, UK – O2 Academy 1 Oxford
20 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
2026
March
10 – Tourcoing, FR, Grand Mix
11 – Brussels, BE, Botanique
12 – Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
17 – Copenhagen, DK, Loppen
20 – Warsaw, PL, Voodoo
21 – Prague, CZ, Akropolis
24 – Zürich, CH, Bogen F
25 – Milan, IT, Arci Bellezza
28 – Paris, FR, Cabaret Sauvage
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