Sprints have returned with new single “Feast,” the track is the first for the Irish band with Zac Stephenson on guitar, following the amicable departure of founding member Colm O’Reilly. This past year the band dropped debut album Letter To Self, as well as shows with IDLES and Pixies. The track is out today via City Slang Records. The band kick off their North American tour, tomorrow in Boston, followed by a run of UK and European dates.

Sprints on “Feast:”

“Pulling from our love of grunge and gothic, Feast is named as such because it explores the idea of gluttony, consumption and desire, particularly when it comes to sexuality and romance. In Ireland a lot of our first conscious experience of storytelling happens to be religious, due in most parts to the interlinking of our Catholic Church and state, particularly in education. The Bible stories and fables of good, bad, morality and sin were always pressed upon us. I thought it was interesting to use this iconography and imagery reimagined in a queer context. Feast is dark, gothic and sensual, encouraging us to unapologetically pursue our wants and desires.”

Drummer Jack Callan describes the single as a “true full-circle moment”, having recorded it at Dublin’s Sonic Studios, also the birthplace of their 2021 EP Manifesto and its follow-up, A Modern Job. Produced by Daniel Fox of Gilla Band and penned by guitarist/songwriter Karla Chubb ahead of an extensive festival run, ‘Feast’ glows with conviction. Inspired by the literary subgenres of gothic fiction and body horror, as well as the subversive poetry of Mary Oliver.

Sprints 2025 Tour Dates

September 25th | Boston MA, US – The Sinclair
September 27th | Philadelphia PA, US – The Foundry
September 28th | Brooklyn NY, US – Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 30th | Washington DC, US – The Atlantis
October 2nd | Carrboro NC, US – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
October 4th | Atlanta GA, US – Altar
October 5th | Nashville TN, US – The End
October 7th | Austin TX, US – Parish
October 10th | Denver CO, US – Globe Hall
October 13th | Salt Lake City UT, US – Urban Lounge
October 14th | Boise ID, US – Shrine Social Club
October 16th | Portland OR, US – Aladdin Theatre
October 17th | Seattle WA, US – Neumo’s
November 5th | Brighton, UK – Mutations
November 6th | Liverpool, UK – Favourite Days Festival
November 12th | Bristol, UK – Marble Factory
November 13th | London, UK – Kentish Town Forum
November 17th | Mexico – Corona Capital
November 23rd | Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
November 24th | Cologne, DE – Luxor
November 28th | Glasgow, UK – SWG3
November 29th | Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
November 30th | Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
December 7th | Nijmegen, NL – Zeitgeist
December 9th | Berlin, DE – Lido
December 10th | Hamburg, Knust
December 12th | Brussels, BE – Orangerie
December 13th | Lille, FR – L’Aéronef
December 14th | Luxembourg, LX – Rotondes
December 16th | Paris, FR – Trabendo
January 5th 2025 | Bognor Regis – Rockaway Beach
February 17th – 22nd 2025 | Miami – Jamaica – Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise

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