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Ginger Snaps is multi-instrumentalist singer and producer Jay Brook from Northampton. Whilst also being a main writer for the Radio X play-listed 'OhBoy!', Jay & his writing partner Lee Irons have spent time in their Northampton Lab cooking up a brand new sound.
Beginning in April 2015, Jay & Lee set out on a new musical adventure, a recipe they'd been eager to debut for years through various musical endeavours but finally felt ready to showcase.
First out the door came debut 'Paranoid' in May, a raucous, funk laden record, drenched in baggy instrumentation and groove effects, made pristine through Jay's self-aware commentary and gritty vocals.
CLASH were quick to premiere the track and Radio X were made fans - adding it straight onto the Evening List. Radio 1's Huw Stephens added it to his BBC Introducing Playlist, 6Music's Tom Robinson put it on his BBC Intro Mixtape and BBC Northampton brought Jay in to talk about his sudden ascension!
'Phat Kids' became the bold second single when released in July - where Jay received further high praise from DIY & Radio 1's Annie Mac - at which point she made Ginger Snaps one of her esteemed August #NewNames. Amazing Radio whacked it on its A-List - climbing into the Top 10 of the Amazing Chart. Sofar Sessions wanted to see it played live.
This follow up single, filled with social commentary wrought with wit and angst, explores Jay's anxious curiosity into self-obsession and self-critique. Ginger Snaps continues to develop that trademark slacker delivery.
A Ginger Snaps live show debuted when Radio 1's Abbie McCarthy asked the band to play her monthly Good Karma Club in Islington in September, a refreshingly different live set up involving parts of a gospel choir and a veteran scratch DJ.
'Phat' has just been re-released stateside courtesy of ECG Records (Gaslight Anthem, Twin Atlantic<) & new single 'Number Crunching' is due in February in the UK via the incredible Killing Moon Records (Bad Sounds, April).
"Baggier than a vintage shop's sale rail and laced in all manner of swirling psych, Ginger Snaps' breakbeat pop is as flexible as they come." - DIY
"Ginger Snaps dwells in slacker climes, matching fuzzed up riffs against boom-bap hip-hop beats. Re-calls everyone from Beck to De La Soul, but really it could only come from the mind of a certain Northampton dweller" - CLASH
"If there's a band that's needed right now its Ginger Snaps; melding oldskool hip hop breaks with modern day pop sensibilities" - BBC Introducing
Ginger Snaps
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17 May, 2018
The Great Escape: Thursday 17th May
The Great Escape festival will take place at multiple venues across Brighton, from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th May, and a great many Primary Talent International artists will be taking part.
Thursday 17th May
...Girlhood
...Jack River
...Malena Zavala
...Ginger Snaps
...S4U
...Nia Wyn
...Denzel Himself
...George Taylor
...Sorry
...Pale Waves
...Rocks Foe
...FREAK
...George Glew
...Benny Mails
...Husky Loops
...TOUTS
...Amaroun
...EERA
...Joy Crookes
...Bad Gyal
...The Night Cafe
...Now, Now
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...King Nun
...ABQ
...Puma Blue
...Makola
...Yellow DaysFor further information, consult The Great Escape website.
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30 Apr, 2018
Ginger Snaps: Birmingham Live Review
Ginger Snaps live at The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham was reviewed in Indie Midlands.
www.indiemidlands.com/2018/04/27/live-review-ginger-snaps-the-sunflower-lounge
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20 Apr, 2018
Liverpool Sound City 2018
Sound City takes place at various venues in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool, over the weekend of 5th / 6th May, and features many Primary Talent artists including Saturday night headliners DMA's.
Saturday 5th May
...DMA's (Headliner)
...Neon Waltz
...Amaroun
...Art School Girlfriend
...Avalanche Party
...Ginger Snaps
...Husky Loops
...Jordan Allen
...JUDAS
...Malena Zavala
...RedFaces
...RosboroughSunday 6th May
...The Night Cafe
...Yellow Days
...Paris Youth Foundation
...Puma Blue
...Alaskalaska
...Benny Mails
...BLOXX
...Carmody
...Connie Constance
...Daniel Alexander
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...Kawala
...King Nun
...Sorry
...Vistas
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12 Apr, 2018
Ginger Snaps: Premiers New Video
Ginger Snaps premieres his new video for 'The Modern Man' in Clash Magazine.
See him on tour in the UK in May & June.www.clashmusic.com/videos/ginger-snaps-delivers-explosive-pop-thrills-on-the-modern-man
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20 Mar, 2018
Ginger Snaps: The Great Escape Festival 2018
Ginger Snaps will play the Great Escape festival, at various venues throughout Brighton, between 17th-19th May 2018.
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14 Mar, 2018
Ginger Snaps: At Hit The North Festival
Ginger Snaps will play the Hit The North festival in Newcastle on 6th May.
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14 Mar, 2018
Hit The North Festival 2018
The Hit The North festival, takes place at various venues around Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, between 4th-6th May. The Horrors will headline on 6th May, and a whole host of Primary Talent artists will be participating over the weekend:
...The Horrors
...Circa Waves
...Tom Grennan
...Blaenavon
...Pale Waves
...The Magic Gang
...The Pale White
...Anteros
...Amaroun
...Art School Girlfriend
...Bad Sounds
...Denzel Himself
...Dylan Cartlidge
...Freak
...Ginger Snaps
...Malena Zavala
...Vundabar
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07 Mar, 2018
Ginger Snaps: Artist Of The Week
Ginger Snaps is 'Artist of the Week' in The Manc Music Review on Instagram.
See him on tour around the UK in April & May.www.instagram.com/p/Bf_nWHGHQwZ/?taken-by=themancmusicreview
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06 Mar, 2018
Ginger Snaps: Featured In Northampton Chronicle
Ginger Snaps is featured in the Northampton Chronicle.
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24 Feb, 2018
Ginger Snaps: New Single 'The Modern Man'
Ginger Snaps releases his brand new single 'The Modern Man'.
Continuing his flair for off kilter indie pop, Ginger Snaps is a british elmagamation of sounds inspired by a brain racked by Beastie Boys, Beck & De La Soul.
Co-produced with Dan Gatreau, horns and brass are woven with scratching from DJ and collaborator J Science. Add drums, guitar and bass, and all that was missing was the soulful backing vocals to form the live show.
Knocking off the edges playing at Live at Leeds, The Great Escape and Reading and Leeds, a reputation for festivals is beginning to form.Now on his 5th track release, throughout the succession of singles released so far, the ambition and scale of Ginger Snaps has grown in parallel with the reception from UK tastemakers and live fans.
Support from radio comes at nearly every corner, as well as being noticed by Clash, DIY & Dork across last year.
With an EP due early 2018 & a spring tour to play it out loudly, it's an exciting time to be as off kilter as Ginger Snaps.www.facebook.com/gingersnapspop