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Karla Chubb
Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘If I was a guy, would we be playing way bigger shows, selling more records?’
The Irish band wrote their second album, All That Is Over, as they toured their debut, forging a reputation as a formidable live act
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Karla Chubb and co follow up the spectacular Letter to Self with an irresistible wrecking ball of a sequel
Karla Chubb of Sprints: ‘You definitely get the comments, the F-word and stuff shouted at you’
The Dublin punk-pop quartet deal with difficult subjects. Listening to Letter to Self is like tiptoeing into a stranger’s room and reading their diary
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Stardust
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