Gaffa Tape Sandy

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Gaffa Tape Sandy
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Gaffa Tape Sandy performing live on the BBC Music Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival - June 2017
Background information
Origin Bury St Edmunds, England
Genres Garage rock, garage punk, alternative rock, indie rock
Years active2015 (2015)–present
LabelsAntigen Records, Alcopop! Records, Counter Intuitive Records
MembersKim Jarvis
Catherine Lindley-Neilson
Robin Francis
Website www.gaffatapesandy.co.uk

Gaffa Tape Sandy are an English garage rock band, formed in 2015 in Bury St Edmunds and now based in Brighton, England. The band is composed of singer-guitarist Kim Jarvis, singer-bassist Catherine Neilson and drummer Robin Francis.

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History

Formation and early releases (2016–2018)

The band formed after meeting while studying music & music technology at West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, [1] before releasing their debut single "Smart Dressed Guy" in February 2016 [2] to critical acclaim, [3] followed by their debut EP Spring Killing in April 2017. [4]

This resulted in the band being chosen to perform at Glastonbury Festival in June 2017 [5] [6] on the BBC Music Introducing Stage. [7] The band then released their single "Beehive" in October 2017 on Antigen Records, [8] [9] described by NME as "Skittish time signatures à la Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees kick things off, but when the group operate at full throttle in the chorus things rightly kick things up a gear" [10]

Often asked where the name "Gaffa Tape Sandy" came from, the band would make up a story about it on the spot, saying "We usually just come up with stuff as it’s just a bad pun to be perfectly honest. Because gaffa tape is handy." [11]

In February 2018, Gaffa Tape Sandy embarked on their first support tour with Kent-based band Indoor Pets around the UK, alongside fellow support band Peaness. [12]

Their next single "Meat Head" was released in June 2018, [13] with the band describing it as "as an attack on the type of mind-sets people harbour which involve believing that they somehow own or have the right to the body of another person." [14] The release proved to be provocative early on when the digital release was almost delayed when its artwork was flagged as "nudity/pornagraphic", with Antigen Records challenging this upon release by writing "It’s good to know that over a hundred years after the censure of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Picasso, abstract representations of the female form can still arouse dangerous levels of sexual excitement in men, to the extent that they must be removed from public view." [15]

Gaffa Tape Sandy were named as one of NME's 100 Essential Acts for 2018 [16] before embarking on numerous festival appearances, including: Live At Leeds, [17] Liverpool Sound City, [18] The Great Escape Festival, [19] Truck Festival, [20] Y Not? Festival, [21] Latitude Festival, [22] and Iceland Airwaves. [23]

Family Mammal (2019–2022)

With the release of their single "Headlights" [24] on 20 March 2019, Gaffa Tape Sandy announced that they had signed with Alcopop! Records [25] for the release of their next EP.

On 8 August 2019, Gaffa Tape Sandy released their EP "Family Mammal". It was well reviewed gaining 4/5 from The Skinny, saying: "Gaffa Tape Sandy combine melodic indie notes, raw garage rock and rowdy punk references for their sophomore EP", [26] and Punktastic saying "...every track is infectious and almost demands repeat listening, with more hooks and earworms than a fishing tackle shop." [27]

Gaffa Tape Sandy embarked on their first headline tour in March 2020, [28] before being cut short due to the UK covid-19 lockdown. The remainder of 2020 saw the band performing digital festivals, such as "Homeschool" [29] in aid of NHS Charities Together.

In 2022, after a number of rescheduling attempts, Gaffa Tape Sandy performed at Sniester Festival [30] in Den Haag, and V11 [31] in Rotterdam. This was followed by a short tour in France in June, and performing on the BBC Sounds stage at Latitude Festival [32] [33] in July 2022.

Hold My Hand, God Damn It (2023–present)

2023 saw Gaffa Tape Sandy join The Subways on their UK tour in January, [34] [35] supporting Mom Jeans in February, [36] and performing at 2000trees in July. [37]

The band released "Split", their first single in 3 years, on 28 November 2023 [38] before announcing their debut album "Hold My Hand, God Damn It" will be released on 31 May 2024 on Alcopop! Records (UK) [39] [40] and Counter Intuitive Records (USA). [41]

Band members

Current members

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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