Spare Snare is a lo-fi band from Dundee, Scotland. Founded in the early 1990s, the band have released 11 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. Spare Snare were also voted as the 46th best Scottish band of all time. The 12th album by Spare Snare shall be released in the Spring of 2023.