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10.0
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10.0 |
NME
This memorable and arrestingly bleak debut LP feels like a loud announcement of a striking new band
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10.0
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10.0 |
DIY
Musical exorcism at its very best
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10.0
136106
10.0 |
Dork
It’s a record to which many listeners will be able to relate their own experiences to and find community in the catharsis it creates, as well as having a hell of a good time jumping to it in a mosh pit. A truly remarkable debut
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9.0
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9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Have we had the best album of 2024 within five days of its beginning? Quite possibly. Note to self: go and see Sprints as soon as possible
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
Is it possible to have an album of the year contender on only the first week in? Of course it is
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9.0
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9.0 |
PopMatters
Sprints’ lyrics are sharp and direct and their musicianship provides tension and release across all 11 songs, which have a hooky rawness that is addictive
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8.7
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8.7 |
Northern Transmissions
Good for up and comers? Good full stop—great, even. SPRINTS have arrived and woe betide anyone who stands in their way
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8.0
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8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
An unaffected and exhilarating debut album
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Letter To Self feels like the kind of showpiece debut release that could put them over the edge. It’s a thumping statement that can challenge and charm in equal measure
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
Five days into 2024 and already the cobwebs have been blown away
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
Sprints' debut delivers on thrilling live shows, with singer, guitarist and songwriter Karla Chubb providing a visceral fury, not least on the furious "Adore Adore Adore", unheard since their label released Hole's Pretty On The Inside. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
From Ireland's proliferating alt-guitar pack, these intense runners could go the distance. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
It is a blisteringly fierce debut. Now with such a bulging bag of knock-out tunes, the energy and juice will be kicked up another notch into a true Irish fire-cracker of a live show
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7.8
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7.8 |
Spectrum Culture
With such a strong point of view, the debut album by Sprints is bound to get the respect of any naysayer who would initially dismiss them as just another post-punk band
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7.6
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7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It may be the beginning of something truly special
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7.4
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7.4 |
Beats Per Minute
Sprints join their cohorts in a perilous yet fertile exploration of existential dissonance, striving for and often achieving an urgency and vision strikingly their own
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7.1
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7.1 |
Pitchfork
On its debut album, the Dublin-based post-punk band channels rage into communal uplift.
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