Spare Snare

Spare Snare is a lo-fi band from Dundee, Scotland, who were voted as the 46th best Scottish band of all time.

Founded in the early 1990s, the band have released 12 albums and 2 compilations to date, released on their own Chute Records, or licensed to another label. They have also recorded four John Peel Sessions. In the 1995 John Peel Festive 50, the band were number 32 with "Bugs".

Spare Snare have been cited as an influence on acts such as Snow Patrol and the Fence Collective.

Along with Mogwai, The Delgados, Bis, Arab Strap, Urusei Yatsura, Ganger and Long Fin Killie, Spare Snare were part of the mid 1990s 'New Scottish Underground' scene.

In 2008 they covered "Amazing Grace" for BBC Radio Two’s Aled Jones Sunday show. Spare Snare are the only band to have recorded sessions for both John Peel and Aled Jones.

Spare Snare released their 8th studio album, Victor, in June 2010, which was voted the 19th Best Scottish Album of 2010.

The band made two rare live appearances at the Fence Collective Homegame festival in Anstruther and Tigerfest in Dunfermline in 2010.

Two live sessions were performed for Marc Riley's BBC Radio 6 Music show on 16 July 2009 and 25 September 2018.

Spare Snare released their 9th studio album, Our Jazz, in April 2013, which was voted the 7th Best Scottish Album of 2013.

In February 2018, Spare Snare recorded their 11th album, Sounds Recorded by Steve Albini with producer Steve Albini. As well as the recording, Spare Snare and Albini presented a one-day Engineers' Workshop at Chem19 Studios in Blantyre, Scotland.

It was announced in April 2022 that Spare Snare would record their 12th album, again with Steve Albini, in October 2022. Spare Snare released The Brutal on 12 May 2023.

Members

 * Jan Burnett – vocals, guitar, electronics, melodica
 * Alan Cormack – guitar, bass, drums, synths
 * Barry Gibson – drums, bass, guitar
 * Graeme Ogston – guitar, bass, synths
 * Adam Lockhart – guitar, synths, bass, voice
 * Michael Lambert – bass, synths, health & safety

Albums

 * Live at Home - released 1995 on Chute
 * Disco Dancing - Compilation released 1995 on 100 Guitar Mania, licensed from Chute
 * Westfield Lane - released 1996 on Wabana, licensed from Chute
 * Animals and Me Released 1998 on Chute
 * Love Your Early Stuff - Compilation released 1999 on Che, licensed from Chute
 * Charm - released 2001 on Chute
 * Learn to Play - released 2004 on Chute
 * Garden Leave - released September 2006 on Chute
 * I Love You, I Hate You - released June 2009 on Chute
 * Victor - released June 2010 on Chute
 * Our Jazz - released April 2013 on Chute
 * Unicorn - released August 2017 on Chute
 * Sounds Recorded by Steve Albini - released July 2018 on Chute
 * The Brutal - released May 2023 on Chute

Singles and non-album songs
This table shows all songs released as singles, and other songs that do not appear on Spare Snare studio albums.