Try to Be Hopeful

Pitchfork 7.2/10 Edinburgh indie-pop quartet the Spook School embrace life's misinterpretations and messiness. On their sophomore record Try to Be Hopeful, they are not naively optimistic; instead, as the title insinuates, they attempt positivity with a grain of salt.

The Skinny 4/5 “We need you to know that we exist,” sing The Spook School. In the hands of the Edinburgh punk rock four-piece, this sentiment cuts a little differently.

Clash 8/10 It's commonly purported these days that there's no revolution to be had in the arena of 'rock' any more; music used to change the world,