The Spook School are a Transgender Pop-Punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. Fun and empowering they are brim full of noisy, tuneful and triumphant queer pop songs about identity, sexuality and being awesome. They were the subject of a Rolling Stone documentary spending time with Laura Jane Grace from Against Me! Their new album, Try To Be Hopeful, released on Fortuna POP!, is the sound of a band growing up, embracing their identities, and taking charge at the world. But amidst the fight for a place in society for everyone, there’s still time for love, friendship, and fun. With their bold, fizzy and electrifying anthems, The Spook School are the shot of optimism we’ve been hoping for.
As seen with: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Joanna Gruesome, Iron Chic, Martha, Shonen Knife, PAWS, Los Campesinos, The BMX Bandits, PWR BTTM and more.
Some Press: "simultaneously critical, sensitive, and goofy." Pitchfork
"They make dance music for introverts, love songs for people who are too shy to be in love. They make it feel like everything’s going to be OK." Stereogum
We made a video with Josie Long and Pappy's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxnGUUgNlhc
We made a film for Rolling Stone with Laura Jane Grace http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-laura-jane-grace-and-transgender-fronted-band-spook-school-meet-20150723
Being nervous for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/13/the-spook-school-transgender-one-to-watch
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