Gaffa Tape Sandy

“Thrilling slices of punk rock interlaced with killer melodies that most bands would be dying for” - NME
 “Feel good, energetic, yet subtly conscious…sticks in the head like maple syrup glue” - Punktastic
 “Off-kilter indie punk rock thrills arriving with a barrel-load of infectious hooks” - CLASH
“Melodic indie notes, raw garage rock, and rowdy punk references” - The Skinny
“Electrifying garage rock with a distinctly modern twist” - The Line of Best Fit

Brighton trio Gaffa Tape Sandy are delighted to make their return with new single ‘Split’ set for release on 30th November 2023 via Alcopop! Records.

Produced by George Perks (Wargasm, Enter Shikari, Skindred) the single was recorded at Vada Studios in the countryside surrounding Birmingham, UK, and serves as the first taste of a larger body of soon-to-be-announced work slated for a 2024 release.

Retaining all the hooks and groove that have won them a legion of fans to date, the single’s helter-skelter riff and gang-vocal-packed chorus are bolstered by deft lead guitar lines and reverb-drenched FX that skitter across the track. Reaching a menacing crescendo as it speeds towards a cliff-drop finish, the release marks perhaps the darkest and most mature Gaffa Tape Sandy sound to date.

Commenting on the track, the band said: "Excited doesn’t quite cut it. We’ve wanted to release this song into the wild for a little while now. The reaction when playing this song live has been totally invigorating. Without further ado, we give you SPLIT."

Formed in 2015 by three friends with a simple desire to make loud and exciting music, Gaffa Tape Sandy’s popularity quickly escalated thanks to a series of notoriously incandescent live shows and a seemingly endless hit parade of instantly memorable garage-punk-rock tunes.

Their 2017 debut EP Spring Killing led to them performing at Glastonbury Festival, with their next single ‘Beehive’ gaining much support including Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio 1 Tip Of The Week, before being included in NME’s 100 Essential Acts for 2018.

The Brighton/Bury St Edmunds outfit’s brand of giddily frantic, high-octane hyper rock ‘n’ roll has already landed them support slots with acts including IDLES, Peace, Art Brut, Weakened Friends, SuperGlu, Bloody Knees and UK tours supporting Indoor Pets and Skegss.

Regulars on the UK festival circuit, Gaffa Tape Sandy have appeared at the likes of Live At Leeds, Liverpool Sound City, Latitude and The Great Escape Festival, as well as a number of international festivals across Iceland and Germany. In 2019 they announced their signing with Alcopop! Records, who released their second EP Family Mammal on vinyl and digital platforms.

After successfully weathering The Great Pause of the pandemic—which dramatically cut short their debut UK headline tour and left them pondering the future of the band—as well as a break up between former partners and band members Cat and Kim, the three piece have emerged triumphant, all the better and stronger for their struggles, and raring to show the world how much they’ve grown, both as people and artists.

2023 has so far seen the band kickstarting preparations for their forthcoming new release as they launched into a wave of live activity taking in a full UK tour supporting The Subways and several sold out nights supporting Mom Jeans within the first few weeks, followed up by a packed summer of festival appearances.

With their sights now firmly set on launching a full scale assault on 2024, the trio will be pulling no punches as they reveal further new music and live dates over the coming months.