‘Feast’ is the first new song from the Irish garage punk band Sprints after their album Letter to Self was released in January on City Slang.
The song is the first since Zac Stephenson joined permanently on guitar, following the amicable departure of founding member Colm O’Reilly.
It was recorded in Dublin’s Sonic Studios with Dan Fox of Gilla Band. ‘Feast’ is inspired by the literary subgenres of gothic fiction and body horror, as well as the subversive poetry of Mary Oliver.
The song was released with this explanation:
Pulling from our love of grunge and gothic, Feast is named as such because it explores the idea of gluttony, consumption and desire, particularly when it comes to sexuality and romance.
In Ireland a lot of our first conscious experience of storytelling happens to be religious, due in most parts to the interlinking of our Catholic Church and state, particularly in education. The Bible stories and fables of good, bad, morality and sin were always pressed upon us. I thought it was interesting to use this iconography and imagery reimagined in a queer context.
Feast is dark, gothic and sensual, encouraging us to unapologetically pursue our wants and desires.
Watch the video by Niamh Bryson, with Karla Chubb playing a Virgin Mary character.
Full tour dates and lyrics for the song below..
Sprints Tour Dates
September 25th | Boston MA, US – The Sinclair
September 27th | Philadelphia PA, US – The Foundry
September 28th | Brooklyn NY, US – Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 30th | Washington DC, US – The Atlantis
October 2nd | Carrboro NC, US – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
October 4th | Atlanta GA, US – Altar
October 5th | Nashville TN, US – The End
October 7th | Austin TX, US – Parish
October 10th | Denver CO, US – Globe Hall
October 13th | Salt Lake City UT, US – Urban Lounge
October 14th | Boise ID, US – Shrine Social Club
October 16th | Portland OR, US – Aladdin Theatre
October 17th | Seattle WA, US – Neumo’s
November 5th | Brighton, UK – Mutations
November 6th | Liverpool, UK – Favourite Days Festival
November 12th | Bristol, UK – Marble Factory
November 13th | London, UK – Kentish Town Forum
November 17th | Mexico – Corona Capital
November 23rd | Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
November 24th | Cologne, DE – Luxor
November 28th | Glasgow, UK – SWG3
November 29th | Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
November 30th | Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
December 7th | Nijmegen, NL – Zeitgeist
December 9th | Berlin, DE – Lido
December 10th | Hamburg, Knust
December 12th | Brussels, BE – Orangerie
December 13th | Lille, FR – L’Aéronef
December 14th | Luxembourg, LX – Rotondes
December 16th | Paris, FR – Trabendo
January 5th 2025 | Bognor Regis – Rockaway Beach
February 17th – 22nd 2025 | Miami – Jamaica – Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise
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Sprints Feast Lyrics
She’s a bad stroke of luck
Yeah they hit her with the book
She’s got a face for every place
You’ll never know how she looks
And if heaven was a hero
Then she’d go on and sing it
Drink the poison from the wine
Without a breath go on and sink it
She’s got to seek for peace
When she’s down on her knees
And she’s praying to a god in which
She don’t think she believes
But the nectar is sweet
Pass the blessing on to me
Running thrillers cross the country
Yeah we’re Thelma and Louise
What it seems
It’s not all what it seems
how does it seem
It’s not all what it seems
She’s a right closed book
With a killer of look
She’s got a face for every place
And a hotel full of love
If a secret is a sinner
She’s a category winner
Pulled the prize from the mantle
Yeah she chewed me up like dinner
She Chewed me up like dinner
She’s a right closed book
With a killer of a look
She’s got a face for every place
And a hotel full of love
If a secret is a sinner
She’s a category winner
Pulled the prize from the mantle
Yeah she chewed me up like dinner
She chewed up like dinner
How does it seems
It’s not all what is seems
She chewed up like dinner
How does it seems
It’s not all what is seems
She chewed up like dinner
How does it seems
It’s not all what is seems
She chewed up like dinner
How does it seems
It’s not all what is seems
Video Credits
Director: Niamh Bryson
Producer: Kate Gurren
Line Producer: Emily McGee
DOP: Naoise Kettle
1st AC: Jakub Bajerski, Shane Joyce
2nd AC: Sophie Fullam
1st AD: Darragh O’Flanagan
Stylist: Lily O’Neill
Styling Assistant: Eva Mahon
Production Designer: Bekah Bustos
Art Dept Assistant: Lara Way
Hair & Makeup/SFX Artist: Sadhbh Nic Uidhir
Gaffer: Phillip Bond
Best Boy: Ciaran Smith
Editor: Lauren Cullen
Grade: Dave Hughes
