Sydney-based egg-punk outfit Gee Tee, mark their second appearance in the UK, this time visiting the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, bringing their infectious high-energy power-pop to one of the Norths most beloved venues.
Gee Tee began in 2016, in vocalist Kel Mason’s garage on the Gold Coast, Australia, where he would write, record and release a multitude of music under this moniker, earning a loyal following among the garage-rock and punk underbelly of Australia.
After relocating to Sydney in 2019, Kel put together a band which included Michael Barker, Ishka Edmeades (1-800 Mikey & Tee Vee Repairman), Ryan Ellem and Campbell Payne. In October, they released the ‘Chromo-Zone’ EP, that showcased their playful lo-fi signature sound, armed with razor-sharp hooks, electrified blown-out synths to provide a dynamically perfect flow of chaotic and melodic garage-punk anthems.
Since 2021, Gee Tee have left their stain across Australia, selling out records and shows with their notorious masked explosive live outings, epitomised perfectly on their ‘LIVE & DANGEROUS II’ LP. Receiving praise from Pitchfork for their ‘Goodnight Neanderthal’ LP and selling out countless international shows. Gee Tee exemplifies that DIY is far from being dead, and in a climate of overproduced high-capitalist ventures and structures in music, it’s needed more than ever – providing a constant defiant inspiration to artists, bands and musicians all over the world, not to overthink it, and just do it.
After relentless touring, and perfecting their signature filthy bubblegum scuzz, they self-released their third studio album ‘Prehistoric Chrome’ in 2024.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, egg-punk slowly traversed across the world and into the terraced basements in Yorkshire, where bands such as Secret Agent Headcheese, and The Oidz craft their unique spin on the genre and carry the torch forward.
Opening the bill this evening is local three-piece act, Clitspit, embodying a raw fusion of riot grlll punk and fragmented no-wave dissonance that tangles and punches through topical and sensitive subjects such as misogyny and rape. Clitspit was a breath of fresh air, tackling topical conversations of the ‘manosphere’ and optimisation culture in each breath, while proving that you don’t need money or all the best equipment to make music that speaks to people.
Kel Mason, sporting his trademark pink ski mask, emerges through the back of the stage with the rest of the band and dives straight into a explosive frenzy of electrified wobbled guitars and piercing synths, that send the crowd into a bout of turmoil.
Gee Tee soar through their discography, signifying their stylistic devo-on-speed sound, with cult-favourites, ‘Dudes In The Valley’, ‘Bedrock’, ‘FBI’ and ‘Kombat Kitchen’. Fists raised in sync for sing-a-long choruses as the crowd, of all ages, pogo’s around the Brudenell Social Club.
Gee Tee capture the true spirit of punk, recording and practicing in their garages on the Gold Coast / Sydney, and now embarking on their second international tour showcasing that DIY punk is far from dead. In a world where overproduced, polished music governs all media outlets and pushed into every headphone, Gee Tee takes a purer, more organic angel away from sell-out labels, to make music that is needed more than ever – real voices, real experiences, real people making music for the pure enjoyment of it.
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