Dublin four-piece SPRINTS lives up to their band name with their frenetic, garage-punk sound. The fast-paced energy of their music is equally matched by frontwoman Karla Chubb’s intense lyricism. The band’s debut full length Letter To Self “transforms pain into truth, passion into purpose and perseverance into strength.” Chubb tackles issues like bodily autonomy, mental health and social injustice. The quartet channels this “negative energy” into a cathartic 40 minutes with moments of thrashing anger and melodic meltdowns. Similar to contemporary post-punk counterparts IDLES, SPRINTS aims to bring about change in the world, or at the very least, within ourselves. Chubb explains, “No matter what you’re born into, or have experienced, there’s a way to emerge from this and be happy within yourself.”

Watch SPRINTS perform “Adore Adore Adore,” “Feast” and “Up and Comer” live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral.

Hear the band discuss how they met, religious influence and more while on the record with WNXP.