Photo credit / Titouan Massé

Ahead of their upcoming album 'All That Is Over', released September 26th, on City Slang (Worldwide) and Sub Pop (North America), Dublin's SPRINTS share new single Better. Building on July’s double single release, the band further showcases their versatility with a melodic track driven by powerful percussion and layers of gritty, grunge-inspired guitars. Better is a song that “sounds like a love song but definitely isn’t,” shares frontperson Karla Chubb. “It explores the idea not of liking someone better, but only liking them when they’re better. It’s tough, sad, but honest and frank. It’s an old demo that was brought back in conversation by Sam and backed by Zac. It’s inspired quite heavily by MBV, especially the Loveless album, and has touches of Big Dreams by Amyl and the Sniffers." On the accompanying video, director Niamh Bryson says -   "When I first heard ‘Better’, I couldn’t not resonate with it. The heartbreak, the intimacy and vulnerability. The slower pace. It forces you to take a moment and to sit in your emotions, as you reflect on a time when someone made you experience them. I immediately wanted to take the feeling that it gave me and create a narrative that can echo the deeply personal and yet universal experience of heartbreak." Take a listen for yourselves below.  

Tour Dates 
September 20th - Rome, IT - Monk
September 26th - Dublin, IE - Tower Records
September 27th - Liverpool, UK - Jacaranda (Outstore at Baltic)
September 28th - Manchester, UK - Piccadilly (Outstore at Night & Day)
September 29th - Brighton, UK - Resident (Outstore at Chalk)
September 30th - London, UK - Rough Trade East (sold out)
October 1st - Bristol, UK - Rough Trade (sold out)
October 2nd - Kingston, UK - Banquet (Outstore at Fighting Cocks) (sold out)
October 3rd - Berlin, DE - Rough Trade (Outstore at Mikropol)
October 17th - Saint Brieuc, FR - Carnavalorock Festival
October 18th - Le Havre, FR - Ouest Park Festival
October 19th - Joué-lès-Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine
October 21st - Nimes, FR - Paloma
October 22nd - Lyon, FR - Marché Gare
October 23rd - Etagnières VD, CH - Croc the Rock Festival
November 2nd - Belfast, UK - Empire Hall
November 5th - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish
November 6th - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Galvanizers
November 7th - Leeds, UK - Leeds Beckett Student Union
November 8th - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall
November 10th - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - Newcastle University Student Union  
November 11th - Sheffield, UK - Foundry
November 12th - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
November 14th - London, UK - Troxy
November 15th - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol
November 18th - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 1 Oxford
November 20th - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street

2026
January 28th – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, US
January 30th – Sanctuary, Detroit, MI, US
February 1st – Longboat Hall, Toronto, ON, CA
February 3rd – The Sinclair, Boston, MA, US
February 5th – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, US
February 6th – The Atlantis, Washington, DC, US
February 7th – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, US
February 10th – The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, US
February 11th – The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, US
February 13th – Mission Theater, Portland, OR, US
February 14th – The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, US
March 10th – Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR
March 11th – Botanique, Brussels, BE
March 12th – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
March 14th – Kantine, Cologne, DE
March 15th – Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg, DE
March 17th – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
March 18th – Metropol, Berlin, DE
March 20th – Voodoo, Warsaw, PL
March 21st – Akropolis, Prague, CZ
March 24th – Bogen F, Zürich, CH
March 25th – Arci Bellezza, Milan, IT
March 26th – Strom, Munich, DE
March 28th – Cabaret Sauvage, Paris, FR
March 29th – Den Atelier, Luxembourg, LU
March 31st – Skaters Palace Cafe, Münster, DE
April 1st – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, DE
April 2nd – Club Manufaktur, Schorndorf, DE

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