Gaffa Tape Sandy- New Album and Tour News

GAFFA TAPE SANDY Announce Details of New Album Hold My Hand, God Damn It Released 31st May 2024 via Alcopop! Records Preorder HERE

Brighton trio Gaffa Tape Sandy are delighted to announce the details of their new album Hold My hand, God Damn It is set for release on 31st May 2024 via Alcopop! Records.

The three piece are also pleased to announce an extensive run of September 2024 UK headline tour dates, with tickets on sale plus a special album release show at Rough Trade East, London on 5th June 2024, with tickets on sale now.

To celebrate the glut of news, the band is sharing the new single ‘Scrapbook’, listen to it HERE. Featuring a rousing riff and gang vocal that pinwheel satisfyingly around a soaring chorus melody, ‘Scrapbook’ is the first song from the band primarily written by bassist Catherine Lindley-Neilson, who has been writing her own material since Gaffa Tape’s formation, but never had the confidence to share her output with the rest of the band.

Previously leaving the bulk of the songwriting down to guitarist Kim Jarvis, in keeping with their newly adapted method of songwriting, Catherine finally decided to bring ‘Scrapbook’ to the table, and the band are enormously proud of it. Not only musically, but in terms of what it represents for the songwriting trio. Commenting on the track, Lindley-Neilson says: “Scrapbook is about lost time, and wondering what could’ve been with someone. Picturing what the scrapbook would’ve looked like if things had been different, and the mixed feelings you get when you see that person again.”

Gaffa Tape Sandy wrote the forthcoming new record Hold My Hand, God Damn It nervously together as the world slowly emerged from the first COVID-19 lockdown. The album writing process proved difficult, as a myriad of anxiety and personal relationship issues plagued the trio. The band was battling post-COVID mental health problems and employment issues, all while Catherine and Kim were trying to navigate recent breakups that coincided with their first UK headline tour in March 2020, just before the pandemic struck. Thankfully, the band persisted and adopted a more cooperative writing method that made the songwriting process for Hold My Hand, God Damn It a revitalising experience, rather than a debilitating challenge. Rehearsals that started out as somewhat difficult became more like bonding sessions, and the friendships within the band started to flourish. The theme of the album quickly materialised.

With their sights now firmly set on launching a full scale assault on 2024, Gaffa Tape Sandy will be pulling no punches as they reveal further new music and live dates over the coming months. New album Hold My Hand, God Damn It is released 31st May 2024.

Live Dates:

Wed 05 Jun 2024 - London - Rough Trade
Fri 20 Sep 2024 - Newcastle - Zerox
Sat 21 Sep 2024 - Glasgow - Broadcast
Sun 22 Sep 2024 - Edinburgh - Sneaky Pete’s
Mon 23 Sep 2024 - Leeds - Hyde Park Book Club
Wed 25 Sep 2024 - Sheffield - Hallamshire Hotel
Thu 26 Sep 2024 - Liverpool - Kazimier Stockroom
Sat 28 Sep 2024 - Manchester - The Deaf Institute
Sun 29 Sep 2024 - Nottingham - The Bodega Social Club
Mon 30 Sep 2024 - Bristol - Exchange
Tue 01 Oct 2024 - Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach
Thu 03 Oct 2024 - London - Boston Music Room
Fri 04 Oct 2024 - Guildford - The Boileroom
Sat 05 Oct 2024 - Brighton - DUST
Sun 06 Oct 2024 - Tunbridge Wells - The Forum