Origin Edinburgh, Scotland Labels Fortuna Pop! Website thespookschool.com | Genres Indie pop, pop punk Associated acts Martha, PWR BTTM | |
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Members Nye Todd, Adam Todd, Anna Cory, Niall McCamley Albums Try to Be Hopeful, Here We Go / Cameraman, Dress Up Profiles | ||
The spook school gone home
The Spook School are a four-piece band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The name is a reference to the Glasgow School.
Contents
- The spook school gone home
- History
- Critical reception
- Albums
- Extended Plays
- Singles
- Split Releases
- Songs
- References
The band's lyrics explore "gender, sexuality and queer issues" with themes such as "fluidity and the lack of a binary in gender".
Their music often gets compared to bands off the C86 compilation, such as The Shop Assistants, as well as The Buzzcocks; however the band also lists David Bowie as an influence.
History
They met and formed in 2012 whilst attending the University of Edinburgh. Brothers Nye and Adam Todd met Anna Cory and Niall McCamley through the university's comedy society. Most of the band have previously been involved in live comedy shows, some of which were performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Critical reception
Their debut album, released in 2013, is entitled Dress Up because it "relates to the idea of gender being a social construction, something that can be artificially appropriated". The record received positive reviews from Loud and Quiet, Under the Radar, and The Skinny.
Sophomore LP Try To Be Hopeful, released in 2015, has also received favourable coverage from music journalists. Often with emphasis that their world-view encompasses the fluidity of both gender and sexuality and that this gives their output "urgency and cheering freshness".
Albums
Extended Plays
Singles
Split Releases
Songs
Speak When You're Spoken ToTry to Be Hopeful · 2015
Burn MasculinityTry to Be Hopeful · 2015
David Bowie Songs2016