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NEWS : MON, MAR 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Downtown Boys’ Public Luxury: Their New Album, Will Be Available Friday, June 26th

The fierce and mighty Downtown Boys will release Public Luxury, their incredible new album and the follow-up to Cost of Living, their acclaimed Sub Pop debut, worldwide on Friday, June 26th, 2026. The new longplayer features highlights “The City Begins,” “Sirena,” “Viva La Rosa,” “You’re A Ghost,” its title track, and today’s offering, the massive “No Me Jodas.” Public Luxury was co-produced by Downtown Boys’ Joey La Neve DeFrancesco and recording engineer Seth Manchester (Lambrini Girls, Lightning Bolt, Model/Actriz), at the Pawtucket, RI studio and arts space Machines With Magnets. The album was mastered by Heba Kadry.
 
In the “No Me Jodas” video, Downtown Boys perform with explosive energy for an enraptured crowd at a small club in Brooklyn. The visual was directed by John McKay (Nation of Language “Inept Apollo,” “I’m Not Ready For The Change”), and also stars Mariachi Internacional Tapatio De Alvaro Paulino. Watch here.
 
Singer Victoria Marie offers this on the music video, “The video for ’No Me Jodas’ (translation: ‘don’t fuck with me’) is inspired by the aesthetic of ‘chicha’ —a music culture out of Peru that is also about economics, work, partying, life, desire, and nightlife. The ethic, as put by one Chicha musician, Chacalón, is two words: chamba and vacilón (hard work and partying).”

Downtown Boys are also sharing a few 2026 headlining shows happening this Thursday, March 26th, through Saturday, March 28th. Additional live dates will be announced soon.
 
Thu. Mar. 26 - Providence, RI - AS220 *
Fri. Mar. 27 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts ^
Sat. Mar. 28 - Portland, ME - Space 538 #
 
* w/ Black Eyes
^ w/ Whyte Lipstick
# w/ Red Eft, Bait Bag
 
Public Luxury will be available on CD/LP/Digital from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK and EU, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser edition on ocean blue (North America) and pearl arctic (UK/EU) vinyl (while supplies last).
 
More on Public Luxury by Pierce Jordan (of Soul Glo):
 
Todavía creo en un futuro
Todavía veo nuestros muertos
Ya quemé la silla
Ten fé en lo que ves
 
I still believe in a future
 I still see our dead
I already burned the chair
Have faith in what you see
 
 
Downtown Boys have pushed relentlessly forward as an artistic and political project since their founding. Singer Victoria Marie and guitarist/singer Joey La Neve DeFrancesco first met at union meetings while working together at a hotel in Providence, RI, writing many of the band’s early songs about their organizing efforts and exploitative workplace conditions. The quintet is completed by saxophonist-synthesist Joe DeGeorge, bassist Mary Jane Regalado, and drummer Joey Doubek. Through years of creating and touring, Downtown Boys continued to grow as artists, musicians, and organizers. Now, Downtown Boys have arrived with Public Luxury on Sub Pop Records, an enthralling new record that keeps politics front and center while summoning the band’s most urgent and powerful sound to date.
 
“This record is bigger and more expansive than anything we’ve done before,” explained DeFrancesco. “In writing this music, I tried to get closer to the feeling and sound of our live shows, which is where Downtown Boys is best experienced. When we perform, the guitars, keyboards, saxophones, the singing and intros, and the crowd yelling along with us all blend into a beautiful, cathartic energy. We wanted these songs to carry the depth of that live experience onto the recording itself.”
 
The definition of Public Luxury falls very much in line with that of the title of the second Downtown Boys LP, Full Communism. Straight up, Public Luxury means, “everything for everyone.” It’s the stubborn insistence that a better world is possible, while fully recognizing the horrors we witness daily, and the individual and collective responsibility to resist the nihilism and hopelessness we all feel.
 
Victoria Marie asserts that Public Luxury means that, “We as the people have the power – and we will have it all. The ultimate burn to injustice is taking the dirt, the shards, the smoke of it all in the struggle for freedom and liberation — finding power in the mundane — I think that is the story to be told.”
 
Sentiments like “everything for everyone,” and “we will have it all” perfectly represent the cathartic, communal live experience this cadre of multi-instrumentalists create. These sentiments also encapsulate the inclusive, joyful fusion found in Downtown Boys’ sound: punk and indie roots mix with Latin traditions, drum machines blend with acoustic drums, saxophones both support and interject between riffs, and layers of synths blend with guitars, doubling or tripling melodies to create blankets of melodic texture. The amount of ground covered on Public Luxury can’t be overstated. Public Luxury’s opening song and lead single, “No Me Jodas,” is a massive track whose thundering drums signal the beginning of Downtown Boys’ new era. “No Me Jodas,” “Sirena,” “Viva La Rosa,” and the rework of “Mi Concha” by Malportado Kids (a project started by Marie and DeFrancesco) add to the already robust catalog of Downtown Boys tracks sung entirely in Spanish. Songs like “Yellow Sun,” with its twinkling vibraphone, as well as “Albuterol” hit with all the emotion and sophistication of Sam’s Town-era The Killers. The industrial punk breakbeat of “You’re a Ghost” is unlike anything the band has done. Anthemic punk songs like “Viva La Rosa,” “The City Begins,” and “Enemy Without” are reminiscent of Downtown Boys’ earlier music, while “Public Works” and “Public Luxury” sit awash in a dreamy bath of synthesizers.
 
Years in the making, Public Luxury comes nearly a decade after Downtown Boys’ previous album, Cost of Living, their acclaimed Sub Pop debut, which included the fan favorites “Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)” and “A Wall.” But the Downtown Boys never stopped: they were touring throughout, always organizing, and they composed the soundtrack for the Italian motion picture Miss Marx, which won awards for best score at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and the David di Donatello Awards.
 
In more ways than one, Public Luxury is a revisitation of Downtown Boys’ past for the sake of their future. Co-produced by DeFrancesco and recording engineer Seth Manchester (Lambrini Girls, Lightning Bolt, Model/Actriz), the band created Public Luxury at the Pawtucket, RI studio and arts space Machines With Magnets, not far from the band’s first home of Providence, RI. Years prior, Machines With Magnets hosted a number of the first Downtown Boys performances. Manchester watched the band grow from these early days, making their time in the studio one of two homecomings that would define the production of the album. The other came in May of 2025, before production, when Victoria Marie’s grandmother—a monumental figure for the entire band—passed away. The songs “No Me Jodas” and “Sirena” particularly channel her influence, serving as crystallized representations of the love between a woman and her ancestor.
 
“I think it is such a pivotal, desperate, yet desirous moment that our music is simply for anyone and everyone who believes in the new future we can make together,” Victoria Marie says, “a world that will be awkward, inconsistent, yet truly free when it comes to all that matters.”


Downtown Boys
Public Luxury
 
1. No Me Jodas
2. The City Begins
3. Sirena
4. Yellow Sun
5. Viva La Rosa
6. Enemy Without
7. You’re a Ghost
8. Albuterol
9. Mi Concha
10. Public Works
11. Public Luxury

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NEWS : FRI, MAR 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Band of Horses’ Everything All The Time (20th Anniversary Edition) Is Out Today

Band of Horses is celebrating the 20th birthday of their Gold-certified 2006 debut album Everything All The Time with a newly expanded 20th Anniversary Edition, which is out today worldwide via Sub Pop. The expanded 19-track edition is accompanied by an additional LP of bonus tracks, including the 2005 tour EP, a trove of previously unreleased studio and live tracks, and rarities like “The End’s Not Near” (as featured on The O.C.) and a demo version of the double Platinum single “The Funeral.”
 
It also includes the previously unreleased fan favorite “(Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row,” which is accompanied by an official video directed by James Ayling of Cape Films. Inspired by the real-life story of the 52-hertz whale, the video stars Josh Whitehouse (Daisy Jones & The Six). Listen to that track HERE and watch its official video HERE.
 
The album has been fully remastered for the anniversary edition, with the artwork refreshed and expanded into a gatefold jacket, including new liner notes by the album’s producer, Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Father John Misty).
 
Band of Horses kicked off festivities for Everything All The Time’s 20th anniversary last night in Seattle with an all-ages show at The Vera Project, and continues with a sold-out, two-night stand this weekend at The Showbox on Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22.
 
Then in April, Band of Horses’ previously announced An Evening With Band of Horses: Celebrating 20 Years of Everything All The Time tour begins Thursday, April 9 in Portland, ME at State Theatre, and concludes on Saturday, May 2 in Columbia, MO at Rose Park.
 

2026 Spring US Headlining Shows
Sat. Mar. 21 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox (Sold Out)
Sun. Mar. 22 - Seattle, WA – The Showbox (Sold Out)
Thu. Apr. 09 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
Fri. Apr. 10 - Beverly, MA - The Cabot (Sold Out)
 Sun. Apr. 12 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
Tue. Apr. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
Wed. Apr. 15 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theatre
Thu. Apr. 16 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre
Sat. Apr. 18 - Baltimore, MD - Nevermore Hall
Sun. Apr. 19 - Buffalo, NY - Electric City
Tue. Apr. 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre
Wed. Apr. 22 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
Fri. Apr. 24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
Sat. Apr. 25 - Shipshewana, IN - Bluegate PAC
Mon. Apr. 27 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
Wed. Apr. 29 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore
Fri. May 01 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
Sat. May 02 - Columbia, MO - Rose Park
 

Band of Horses continues the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Everything All The Time with their newly announced summer run with Dinosaur Jr. An Evening With Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jrkicks off on July 10 in Kingston, NY and concludes on August 1 in Omaha, NE. In addition to Band of Horses’ anniversary, Dinosaur Jr. will be performing Where You Been in its entirety. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10:00 a.m. local time today.
 

2026 Summer Shows With Dinosaur Jr.
Fri. Jul. 10 - Kingston, NY - UPAC
Sat. Jul. 11 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
Sun. Jul.12 - Hammondsport, NY - Concerts at Point of the Bluff
Tue. Jul. 14 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Thu. Jul. 16 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
Fri. Jul. 17 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Yards
Sat. Jul. 18 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
Mon. Jul. 20 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
Tue. Jul. 21 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Co.
Wed. Jul. 22 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater
Sat. Jul. 25 - Fishers, IN - Nickel Plate Amphitheater
Sun. Jul. 26 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!
Tue. Jul. 28 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory
Thu. Jul. 30 - Davenport, IA - Capitol Theatre
Fri. Jul. 31 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Sat. Aug.1 - Omaha, NE - The Astro



Band of Horses
Everything All The Time (20th Anniversary Edition)
Album Art Download

Tracklisting:
1. The First Song
2. Wicked Gil
3. Our Swords
4. The Funeral
5. Part One
6. The Great Salt Lake
7. Weed Party
8. I Go to the Barn Because I Like The
9. Monsters
10. St. Augustine
11. (Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row
12. Part Two
13. Coal Mine
14. Worry Song
15. The End’s Not Near
16. The First Song (Demo Version)*
17. Wicked Gil (Demo Version)
18. Our Swords (Demo Version)
19. The Funeral (Demo Version)
20. Part One (Demo Version)*
21. Our Swords (Live at The Crocodile)*
22. I Go to the Barn Because I Like The / Monsters (Live at The Crocodile)
23. Showdown (Live at The Crocodile)*
24. Part One (Live at The Crocodile)*
*digital only

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NEWS : FRI, MAR 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM

waterbaby’s Memory Be a Blade Is Out Today Worldwide

“With its gentle percussion, trembling strings and sweet, cooed harmonies, the song has the intimate, handmade quality of a scrapbook.” [“Memory Be a Blade”] - New York Times
 
Today, March 6th, waterbaby’s debut full-length, Memory Be a Blade, is available on CD/LP/DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop. The 8-track long player features the songs  “Amiss”“Beck n Call”“Clay”, “Memory Be a Blade”, and today’s new offering, “Srs Ice.”
 
On Memory Be a Blade, the Stockholm, Sweden-born singer-songwriter’s second release on Sub Pop, the nostalgia runs deep. Her follow-up to 2023 EP Foam is darker, richer, and more personal than ever. She wanted her lyrics to dig deeper and evolve her writing forward, something she accomplishes stunningly across the eight-track project.
 
To spark inspiration for her new lyrics, waterbaby reflected on a past break-up. She had moved on and was seeing someone new while recording the album. But when the newer relationship ended, she witnessed how much the album took on a new meaning to reflect the heartbreak she hadn’t anticipated experiencing.
 
“Many of the songs came to mean very different things than what I had thought when writing them in the first place,” waterbaby admits.
 
In the two years following Foam, waterbaby and her primary collaborator, Marcus White, took their time to get the album right. They wrote and recorded around Stockholm, the south of Sweden, and even Los Angeles. As it took shape, however, waterbaby began to notice how much she would stiffen up behind the microphone. She admits she gets quite shy in the studio, opting for the familiarity of people like White to stay by her side. But in order to take her words and sound deeper, White encouraged her to improvise what she sang instead of writing it out ahead of time.
 
Her improvisations were paired with compositions that reflected waterbaby’s classical background. White played piano alongside his lush and ethereal arrangements of string and horn parts. Musicians like violinist Oliva Lundberg, cellists Filip Lundberg and Kristina Winiarski, saxophonist Sebastian Mattebo, trombonist Hannes Falk Junestav, and flutist Pelle Westlin round out the dreamy ensemble (read more at Sub Pop).
 
waterbaby will begin an 8-date UK & EU headline tour for 2026 in support of Memory Be a Blade. These shows will begin on March 19th in Gothenburg, Sweden, along with dates in Stockholm, London, Paris, and Berlin. Additional live shows to be announced soon. See below for a current list of shows.

 
Thu, Mar. 19 Gothenburg, SE - Nefertiti
Fri, Mar.  20 Lund, SE - Mejerlet
Sat, Mar.  21 Linköping, SE - Babettes
Sun, Apr. 12 Stockholm, SE - Södra Teatern
Wed, Apr. 15 London, UK - The Lower Third
Thu, Apr. 16 Paris, FR - Popup!
Fri, Apr. 17 Rotterdam, NL - MOMO
Sun, Apr. 19 Berlin, DE - Frannz
 
What people are saying about waterbaby:
“waterbaby makes music that is funny, heartfelt and intimate, cramming earworm hooks into warped bedroom pop production.”The Guardian
 
“With themes about love and loneliness, waterbaby’s songs both break you and build you back up.” - Bandcamp Daily
 
“Under the gaze of auto-tuned vocals and alt-rock textures, waterbaby has forged something wholly original and awing.” - Paste
 
“An unguarded DIY R&B moment coming out of the Swedish capital.” - The FADER
 
“A real jewel, a thrilling and evocative slice of future-facing pop” - CLASH
 
“worth a few hundred plays.” - Loud and Quiet
 
“the Swedish artist’s knack for instant classics is no accident” - DIY
 
“waterbaby’s writing feels both fragile and fearless, cementing her status as one of alt-pop’s most quietly devastating new voices.” - Wonderland
 
“beautiful” - Notion


waterbaby
Memory Be a Blade
 
Tracklisting:
1. Sink
2. Memory Be a Blade
3. Clay
4. Beck n Call
5. Minnie
6. Minnie Too
7. Amiss
8. Srs Ice

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NEWS : WED, MAR 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Weird Nightmare (ex-METZ) release new single and video for “Pay No Mind”

“…an undeniably infectious power-pop anthem” -
[“Forever Elsewhere”] Stereogum
 
“…rippling power pop cut.”- [“Might See You There”] Exclaim!@
 

March 4th, 2026 - Weird Nightmare has released an official video for the rollicking new track “Pay No Mind,” another standout from the infectious second LP Hoopla by former METZ frontman Alex Edkins. The new song will have you singing along in no time and is available today on all streaming services.
 
“We had a blast making this video with director Ryan Faist. It was a nod to the Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Pump it Up” video and some early footage of the Buzzcocks on cable access TV. 
 
“The lyric was lifted from an Atlantic City tourism t-shirt. “I’m so broke, I can’t even pay attention” struck me as a particularly accurate comment on modern life. Obviously, the shirt is meant to be funny, but it felt quite dark to me. Due to the overwhelming onslaught of information and emotional baggage that comes with it, I think there is a tendency for people’s lives to become quite myopic. As a coping mechanism, we become more and more insular, ignoring the world around us”.
 
Hoopla was co-produced by Edkins and Spoon’s Jim Eno at Seth Manchester’s Machines With Magnets in Providence, RI. Edkins expands Weird Nightmare’s dimensions to new heights,
resplendent with sunny guitar pop, Hoopla was crafted with just the right amount of punk rock fuzz and crunch. The immediate, crisp, unfussy recording brings you right into the studio with Edkins and his band.
As previously announced, Weird Nightmare has confirmed North American, UK, and European dates beginning on April 24th in San Diego, with festival appearances at the Soundscape NW Festival in Portland, on April 28th with labelmates Bully, and a 5-date Canadian run in June with Wintersleep. Additional live dates will be announced soon.

Fri. Apr. 24 -  San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Sat. Apr. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers ^
Sun. Apr. 26 - Oakland, CA - Thee Stork Club ^
Tue. Apr. 28 - Portland, OR - Soundscape NW Festival *
Wed. Apr. 29 -  Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga
Fri. May 01 - Toronto, ON - Sonic Boom in-store
Sun. May 03 -  Brantford, ON -  zBTFD in-store
Tue. May 12 - Kingston, ON - Broom Factory
Wed. May 13 - Montreal, PQ - Bar le Ritz
Sat. May 16 -  Halifax, NS - Marquee Ballroom #  
Wed. Jun. 17 -  London, ON - London Music Hall #
Thu. Jun. 18 - Hamilton, ON -  Bridgeworks #
Fri. Jun. 19 - Toronto, ON -  Masonic Temple #
Sat. Jun. 20 -  Ottawa, ON - The Bronson #
Wed. Jun. 24 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
Thu. Jun. 25 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
Fri. Jun. 26 - Philadelphia, PA  - Ortlieb’s
Sat. Jun. 27 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Sun. Jun.  28 -  Medford, MA - Deep Cuts
Fri. Aug. 28 - Malaga, ES - Canela Party Festival
Tue. Sep. 01 - Leeds, UK - The Attic
Wed. Sep. 2  - Glasgow, UK - Hug & Pint
Thu. Sep. 3 - Birmingham, UK -  Hare & Hounds
Fri. Sep. 4th - Southampton, UK - Heartbreakers
Sat. Sep. 5 - London, UK -  The Lexington
Sun. Sep. 6 -  Rotterdam, NL - Rotown
Tue. Sep. 8 - Berlin, DE - Urban Spree
Wed. Sep. 9 - Koln, DE - Bumann
Thu. Sep. 10 - Paris, FR -  Point Ephemere
Fri. Sep. 11 - Lille, FR- Aeronef
Sun. Sep. 13 Asten, NL - Misty Fields Festival
 
* with Bully
^ with Mrs. Magician
# with Wintersleep
 

Hoopla will be available on May 1st from Sub Pop Worldwide and Dine Alone in Canada. LP preorders in the US through Sub Pop Mega Mart will receive the limited Loser Edition on Emerald Green-Blue vinyl; preorders through Mega Mart Europe will receive the Loser Edition on Transparent Orange (UK/EU). The Canadian exclusive will be available on Orange/Blue/White Solar Flare from Dine Alone. The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store (All limited vinyl colors available while stock lasts!).
 
What people have said about Weird Nightmare:
“Inspired by the simplicity and ‘big bar chords’ of The Undertones and Protex, [‘Might See You There’] evokes a rose-tinted sense of teenage nostalgia.” - DIY

“Weird Nightmare is all about hooks and melody. Still delivered with levels in the red, but these are ultracatchy powerpop songs first and foremost, and really good ones at that.” - Brooklyn Vegan
 
“The debut Weird Nightmare album from METZ guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins is a hook-filled set of blown-out power-pop with distorted guitars, punchy rhythms and bright pop melodies.” - KEXP
 
“Alex Edkins finally lets those melodies loose, resulting in an irresistibly euphoric blast of feedback spattered garage-pop that is just what the doctor ordered to chase away any lingering post-lockdown blues.’” - The Quietus


Weird Nightmare
Hoopla

 
Tracklisting:
1. Headful of Rain
2. Might See You There
3. Baby Don’t
4. Forever Elsewhere
5. Never in Style
6. Pay No Mind
7. If You Should Turn Away
8. Little Strange
9. Bright City Lights (ft. Julianna Riolino)
10. Where I Belong


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NEWS : TUE, MAR 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM

SPRINTS SHARE NEW SINGLE “TRICKLE DOWN”

SPRINTS today share avowedly political new single “Trickle Down.” The Irish four-piece have just returned from a sold-out and extremely well-received US tour. They will now begin the European leg, a run that takes them all the way to festival season - including some recently announced appearances at 2000trees, Bulletproof Festival, and Float Along Festival.
 
On the new single, the band says: “’Trickle Down’ is about watching systems fail in slow motion, housing crisis, rising costs, culture wars, climate collapse, and being told to stay patient. It’s the frustration of a generation stuck in “wait mode” while everything burns.”
 
SPRINTS have long been celebrated for crafting a ferocious live show that echoes the band’s recorded sound, equal parts raw and refined, catapulting listeners into controlled chaos. See below for a full list of dates.
 
Tour Dates
Tue. Mar. 10 - Tourcoing, FR - Grand Mix
Wed. Mar. 11 - Brussels, BE - Botanique (Orangerie)
Thu. Mar. 12 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Sat. Mar. 14 - Cologne, DE - Kantine
Sun. Mar. 15 - Hamburg, DE - Übel & Gefährlich
Tue. Mar. 17 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
Wed. Mar. 18 - Berlin, DE - Metropol
Fri. Mar. 20 - Warsaw, PL - Voodoo
Sat. Mar. 21 - Prague, CZ - Akropolis
Sun. Mar. 22 - Munich, DE - Strom
Tue. Mar. 24 - Zurich, CH - Bogen F
Wed. Mar. 25 - Milan, IT - Arci Bellezza
Sat. Mar. 28 - Paris, FR - Cabaret Sauvage
Sun. Mar. 29 - Luxembourg, LU - Atelier
Tue. Mar. 31 - Munster, DE - Skate Palace Cafe
Wed. Apr. 1 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof Wiesbaden
Thu. Apr. 2 - Schorndorf, DE - Club Manufaktur
Sat. Apr. 4 - Schijndel, NL - Paaspop
Sat. Apr. 18 - Dresden, DE - Polimagie
Fri. May. 22 - Derbyshire, UK - Bearded Theory
Sat. May. 30 - Neustrelitz, DE - Immergut Festival
Fri. Jun. 5 - London, UK - Bulletproof Festival
Fri. Jun. 19 - Neuhausen, DE - Southside
Sun. Jun. 21 - Scheeßel, DE - Hurricane
Tue. Jun. 23 - Zagreb, HR - INmusic Festival
Sat. Jun. 27 - Clermont Ferrand, FR - Europavox
Wed. Jul. 8 - Gloucestershire, UK - 2000trees
Sat. Jul. 18 - Carhaix, FR - Les Vieilles Charrues
Sat. Aug. 1 - Curraghmore Estate, IE - All Together Now
Sun. Aug. 30th - Ravenglass UK - Krankenhaus Festival
Sat. Sep. 26 - Sheffield, UK - Float Along Festival
 
 
2025 was a banger year for SPRINTS, gracing the cover of Dork Magazine, a myriad of 5* album reviews, features with The Guardian and others, a Jools Holland slot, and continued support at BBC 6Music.
 
What people are saying about SPRINTS All That Is Over:
 
“A representative mix of personal and political atrocities, All That Is Over is far from a grim headbanger, rather offering a cathartic, frustrated call to action that seems timely as ever in its blunt demands for care and safe spaces in a world on fire.” All Music
 
“Building on their raucous garage punk roots, All That Is Over feels like a big step forward, with striking crescendos, sludgy subdued moments, and, of course, the fierce vocals, searing guitars, and pounding drums that first drew listeners in.” - KEXP
 
“As with any great thrill ride, by the time ‘Desire’ has simmered down and its final note brought All That Is Over to a close, there is an overwhelming urge to do it all over again as soon as possible.” Spectrum Culture
 
“The Irish garage-punks are charged with the spirit of something unholy” - Record Collector
 
“Cathartically boisterous, brutally candid post-punk” - The Guardian
 
“All That Is Over is the sound of a group with something urgent to say, and the chops to say it louder, weirder and smarter than anyone else” - Dork
 
“The anger remains palpable, the lyrics ever relatable, and ‘All That Is Over’ injects enough ingenuity to keep SPRINTS right at the top of the class” - DIY
 
“The race to rock stardom is a marathon, not a 100-metre dash. But with this superb record, Sprints – sometimes fast, sometimes furious, always fucking fantastic – prove they’re in it for the long haul.” Kerrang!
 
“Many of these songs tussle with the jubilant status of the band – newly anointed off the back of their promising debut Letter to Self – against the apocalyptic landscape of the modern age.” [All That Is Over]  - The Independent
 
“The second album by the noise-rock breakouts is sculpted and anthemic” [All That Is Over] - NME
 
“Chubb’s lyrics are so sharp they could pierce the skin like a sword” - The Skinny
 
“An exhilarating helter-skelter between strident, gothic clang and jubilant, unruly rock.” [4/5] MOJO
 
“Now, with their explosive follow-up All That is Over out now, they’re set to leap from critical darlings to one of 2025’s breakthrough acts” - 1883
 
“SPRINTS exhilarate on All That Is Over” - The Line Of Best Fit
 
“SPRINTS continue to be a vessel for clever driven punk music” - Clash



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