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In “Abandon”, the opening track of SPRINTS’ second album “All That Is Over”, there is a line that stays with you: “I don’t grow old / I grow unrecognisable.” It captures both the emotional core of the album and the band’s rapid evolution. Following their acclaimed 2024 debut “Letter To Self”, Karla

Chubb, Sam McCann, Jack Callan and new guitarist Zac Stephenson return sharper, tougher and more confident than ever.

“I think we came out of 2024 as completely different people,” says Karla. “We’ve grown so much – personally and as a band. The first album was full of self-belief. This one isn’t. I don’t care.”

After a breakthrough year of relentless touring, sold-out shows and rave reviews, SPRINTS had to adapt quickly when original guitarist Colm O’Reilly left the band. When Zac stepped in just weeks before a run of sold-out festival appearances, the band found unexpected chemistry through what they describe as a “trial by fire” – an energy that shapes “All That Is Over”.

Written on the road – on tour buses, at soundchecks and amid personal upheaval – the album reflects a world in chaos. Against a backdrop of global crises and personal change, Karla wrote tirelessly, processing everything from heartbreak to political unrest. The result is an album that balances anger, vulnerability and defiance.

The first single “Descartes” condenses this urgency into a powerful statement on expression and identity, reframing “I think, therefore I am” into something more immediate: “I speak, therefore I understand.” Elsewhere, “Abandon” explores uprootedness and alienation, while tracks like “Rage” and “Desire” venture into new sonic territory, blending psychedelic textures with cinematic intensity.

From the shoegaze swell of “Better” to the visceral force of “To The Bone”, the album expands the sound of SPRINTS without losing their raw immediacy. Once again produced by Daniel Fox, it captures a band unafraid of experimentation, yet newly confident in their identity.

At its heart, “All That Is Over” is about resilience – tuning out the noise and embracing artistic honesty. “People will always have something to say,” Karla reflects. “So you might as well give them something worth talking about.”

Uncompromising and cathartic, “All That Is Over” marks the second chapter of SPRINTS: louder, bolder and with nothing left to prove.

Ages 16+
Under 16s accompanied by an adult
Children under 6 not admitted