Hands Off Gretel

HANDS OFF GRETEL

WHO ARE YOU? We are Hands Off Gretel a four piece alternative rock band from South Yorkshire. I (Lauren) founded the band back in 2016 with Sean (Guitarist) and to be honest it took ages to find the right members. I had such a strong vision when I started the band, I knew exactly what I wanted from the music to the look, I had it all mapped out in my head and I think that was annoying for people. I’d never had a band before Hands Off Gretel began so finding my feet as a woman in music was pretty hard at first. Sam saved the bloody day when he came into the band, I knew him from a previous solo project where he played guitar and I invited him in to cover for the bass player who at that time decided she didn’t want to commit to the band leaving us pretty screwed with an upcoming

tour. Sam then replaced the drummer within the same month as we came to jam together in practice and all fell out. The second the drummer walked out the room that day Sam jumped to the kit and we smashed through the set as a 3 piece. It was one of those movie moments where we all just looked at each other like “wow”! It sounded heavy as hell, something we’d been lacking previously. Becky joined after we recorded our latest album, she’s the freaking best player I could have asked for so I’m pretty confident now I’ve found people that are going to push this band to the top!