The Spook School have something important to say. Their latest album ‘Try To Be Hopeful’ celebrates diversity and breaks down gender binaries. This is high energy, infectious, queer pop punk at its finest. I picked up the record when I saw them supporting PWR BTTM in Brighton and haven’t stopped listening to it since. Beaming with hope and unrelenting optimism, they’ll be a much-needed ray of positivity in your life.

‘Binary’ is one of the album’s catchiest moments. Questioning the gender binary allows them to celebrate gender variance and non-binary identities. So, “why let yourself be limited to binary desires?” It’s thought-provoking and makes you reflect on the systems which dominate your everyday life.

The Spook School are able to liberate those who need it and instil joy in those who just want to have a good time. They’re exactly what we need more of and they deserve your undivided attention.