Sprints - Chaise Longue

  

  Hopefully you all know and love Dublin quartet Sprints (https://www.facebook.com/sprintsmusic) and caught the 2 songs I've previously featured on here  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/02/sprints-kissing-practice.html 

https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2021/07/sprints-how-does-story-go.html

  Hopefully you'll have heard me playing tracks from their excellent new ep A Modern Job on the Just Some Punk Songs show. It's available on vinyl via Nice Swan Records and it's a must not miss release  https://sprintsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-modern-job

  Maybe you're going to see the band (Karla Chubb (Lead Singer and songwriter), Colm O’Reilly (Guitar), Jack Callan (Drums), Sam McCann (Bass Guitar)) on their upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland. 

  If you are going to watch them, there's a fair chance they may play a cover of a recent song that made a big impression on them. Is there anyone out there that's not stumbled across Wet Leg during the last 12 months? Probably not. They're the Isle Of Wight newbies that have appeared out of nowhere to become flavour of the month. Their debut album is on the horizon so expect to hear plenty more soon (the backlash is probably already gathering momentum as I type this!).

  Wet Leg's break out song has been covered live by Sprints, it's a version that doesn't deviate too much from the original though it is a bit angrier and a bit more scuffed up. It's a nice treat from one of the scene's best new bands. 

  This is Chaise Longue... 

Sprints - How Does The Story Go?

  

  Dublin "garage noise four piece" Sprints (https://www.facebook.com/sprintsmusic/) featured on here in February of 2020 with an infectious and very fresh sounding track about the mundanity and monotany of everyday life (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/02/sprints-kissing-practice.html). It ended up featuring in the Just Some Punk Songs end of year chart. I wouldn't be surprised to see them reappear later this year. 

  The band formed in 2019 and have been championed by the likes of the BBC (both Radio 1 & 6), The Guardian and The NME but happily despite attracting mainstream attention they still retain enough energy and edginess to appeal to readers of this blog. Punk attitude, modern sheen. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a great band. 

  And they've just released a new single. It's on Nice Swan Records (https://www.niceswanrecords.com/) and it'll be available soon on limited edition 7" signed vinyl. You can get it now digitally here :  https://sprintsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/how-does-the-story-go

  Featuring an impressively passionate performance by vocalist Karla Chubb this is a track you definitely won't be wasting your time on, it's called How Does The Story Go?...

Should I start this with another cliche or how does the story go
I’ve worn a mask everyday you peaked behind and now I wanna go
The cards are stacked and the house is packed and I wanna go home

And everybody's got time
Everybody seems to have so much time
Everybody seems to have so much time but I’m wasting mine I swear to god I’m the only fucker in this place who isn’t doing fine
And I’m not fine

You’re the extrovert I’m in the introvert and that’s the roles
Then I’m the extrovert you’re the introvert and the swapping goes
The cards are stacked and the house is packed and I wanna go home
But we've spoken every day for 8 years so what do I do when you’re gone

And everybody's got time Everybody seems to have so much time
Everybody seems to have so much time but I’m wasting mine I swear to god I’m the only fucker in this place who isn’t doing fine And I’m not fine

The card are stacked and the house is packed and I wanna go home

 

Sprints - Kissing Practice

  This week's Just Some Punk Songs show went down very well with those that were in the chatroom with the 2 most popular songs being by Coriky (the latest band to feature Minor Threat/Fugazi's Ian MacKaye) and a fresh faced young band based in Dublin called Sprints. It's the latter of those that I'm featuring today...

  Sprints (https://www.facebook.com/sprintsmusic/) are an alt rock/post punk 4 piece that look to have been together for around a year and have recently released their third single (the first 2 were Pathetic and The Cheek). They line up with KC (Vocals, Guitar), Colm (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Sam (Bass, Vocals) and Jack (Drums). In my humble opinion, each of the singles has improved on the previous one so whilst the latest is a delight, hopes are extremely high for future releases (they're hoping to release a couple more singles this year). Whilst not being your archetypal punk rock band, they're exactly the sort of new blood the scene needs if it's to stay relevant into the 20's. You can check out all 3 singles here : https://sprintsmusic.bandcamp.com/

  This is a fast paced and very catchy song about the mundanity and monotany of everyday life. It's about getting stuck in a rut and it's called Kissing Practice...