Dublin’s post-punk band Sprints release new single, ‘Descartes’, from their new album, ‘All That Is Over’.
The new single was released on Tuesday June 24, but by no means did the latest offering from the raucous group get lost in the in the midst of all of the Glastonbury chaos. Furiously fuzzy guitars and a bullish vocal from singer Karla Chubb grabbed the attention of critics around the UK (CLUNK) and earned the song a place on Spotify’s New Music Friday UK playlist – a hallmark for any up and coming UK artist.
‘Descartes’ is the first offering from the band’s second album, ‘All That Is Over‘, which is set for release on September 26. Speaking to The Guardian, Chubb remarked that the new record flirts with somewhat Orwellian themes, speaking to Rachel Aroesti she said, “A lot of it is escapism – even though we’re escaping from one dystopian world to another.”
In alignment with a lot of other Irish bands of today, (Fontaines D.C, Kneecap, Chalk), Sprints take a no-holds-barred approach to songwriting, commenting on social concerns and community challenges, touching a lot on her own experiences as a woman within the music industry. Last year Chubb hit out at a gig-goer for sexually assaulting her on stage (NME), and her story was met by an abundance of support from other artists and fans alike. The exasperation from these experiences has certainly translated into the fantastically aggressive ‘Descartes’.
Five days after the release of their new single, Sprints took to the Woodsies stage at the Glastonbury Festival, playing to a packed tent in Sunday’s blistering heat. What fans maybe didn’t expect was the surprise appearance of singer Kate Nash, who joined the band on stage to perform her 2007 hit ‘Foundations’, whilst incorporating the famous ‘That’s Not My Name’ by The Ting Tings into the chorus.
Nash also appeared on Sunday at Glastonbury, using her time to bash the likes of J.K Rowling, Denise Welch and Rod Stewart for various discrepancies. But the singer was not the only act of the weekend to lash out at Rod Stewart, Minehead duo Getdown Services stated, “Rod Stewart looks like an old sofa”, in response to Stewart’s support of reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Nash was not the only artist to take on political issues whilst on stage, Kneecap and Bob Dylan also used their time to make a statement. Read more, here.
