“I wanted to learn a Nirvana song. The teacher was like, ‘Kurt Cobain is one of the worst guitarists in the world’”: Sub Pop-backed alt-rockers SPRINTS on guitar trolls, setting amps on fire – and the tonal benefits of olive oil

Sprints.

We knew Dublin’s SPRINTS were going to be an interesting proposition the day they told us they’d been tackling stadium shows with Liam Gallagher using a backline of Boss Katanas.

Since we last spoke in 2024, they’ve continued to surprise. They’ve lost a guitarist in Colm O’Reilly, gained a guitarist in Zac Stephenson, released second album All That Is Over, signed to the venerable Sub Pop label, toured relentlessly and made the leap to full-time musicians.