The Cars are Underrated Plus Opinions on Sprints

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk about The Cars with Bill Janovitz, the author of a new book on the band. The book makes the case that The Cars are an underrated band. Plus, the hosts review the new album from Irish post-punk band, Sprints.

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Featured Songs:

The Cars, "Candy-O," Candy-O, Elektra, 1979

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Sprints, "Descartes," All That Is Over, City Slangs and Sub Pop, 2025

Sprints, "Coming Alive," All That Is Over, City Slangs and Sub Pop, 2025

Sprints, "Something's Gonna Happen," All That Is Over, City Slangs and Sub Pop, 2025

Buffalo Tom, "Late at Night," Big Red Letter Day, Beggars Banquet, 1993

The Cars, "Just What I Needed," The Cars, Elektra, 1978

The Cars, "Good Times Roll," The Cars, Elektra, 1978

The Cars, "My Best Friend's Girl," The Cars, Elektra, 1978

The Cars, "Drive," Heartbeat City, Elektra, 1984

The Cars, "Heartbeat City," Heartbeat City, Elektra, 1984

The Cars, "Dangerous Type," Candy-O, Elektra, 1979

The Cars, "Let's Go," Candy-O, Elektra, 1979

Fleetwood Mac, "Dreams," Rumours, Warner Bros., 1977

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the
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0:25.5	You're listening to Sound Op-Lum-Mob-Lum-Blam-Bomp-Bam-Bam. You're listening to Sound Opinions, and this week, Buffalo Tom Frontman Bill Janowitz is here to talk about his new book on the cars.
0:28.9	I'm Jim DiRugatus.
0:30.1	And I'm Greg Kott.
0:31.3	But first, we've got some new music to review.
0:33.8	The latest from Sprints.
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