Sprints - Manifesto

Nice Swan Recordings

£14.58

Format: 12"
Catalogue No.: NSWN0035
Barcode: 5024545918663
Release Date: 26th March 2021
Genre: Punk/Hardcore

 “On course towards future raucous, beer-soaked headline festival
sets.” - NME
 “Screw-you power, relentless motorik rhythms and impressively large
choruses.” - The Guardian
 “Unrelenting, gritty energy” - Daily Star
 Sprints unearth their frenzied new EP, ‘Manifesto’, out via Nice Swan
Records.
 Produced by Daniel Fox of Girl Band - Dublin’s answer to Steve Albini - the four tracks make for a hard-hitting gloom-punk journey you can’t miss. Like the Irish guitar acts who have paved the way for them - Fontaines D.C., Silverbacks and Girl Band - Sprints sound urgent and vital at every turn.
 ‘Swimming’ is a confluence of rabble-rousing stadium rock, sleazy garage rock and Sonic Youth experimentation. Lyrically, there’s a lot to hang on to too, which is unsurprising given how topical the band
are: ‘Drones’ took on imposter syndrome; ‘Manifesto’ tackled homophobia.
 ‘Swimming’ scorns on the increasing lack of opportunity after following prescribed paths to become society’s idea of a ‘success’. Sprints singer Karla Chubb explains: “While the homeless crisis worsens, the city is sinking in debt and everyone can barely keep their heads above water, you see an article stating that a new €25 million white water rafting centre is being developed after approval by Dublin City Council. Sometimes you’d just rather drown.”
 Sprints have hit a nerve. The velocity of this argument comes from personal anguish but will chime with a generation. And with such honesty running through their core it’s no wonder The Guardian, NME and BBC Radio 1 and 6Music have tipped them for big things.
 Tourdates - October 7 Roisin Dubh Galway, 8 Kasbah Limerick, 9 The Grand Social Dublin, 21 The Waiting Room London, 23 Heartbreakers Southampton, 26 Sneaky Pete’s Edinburgh, 27 The Attic Glasgow, 28 The Castle Manchester, 30 The Sunflower Lounge Birmingham, 31 Bootleg Social Blackpool, November 2 Surf Cafe Newcastle, 3 Sidney & Matilda Sheffield, 6 Mutations Festival Brighton, 7 Festival of Voice Cardiff, 9 The Shipping Forecast Liverpool, 10 Oporto Leeds.

Tracklisting:
Drones
Swimming
Manifesto
Ashley