"The 4th Wave Of Ska Is Here!" 

Death Of Guitar Pop are Silky & Top Kat, a 2 Tone Inspired Ska Duo from Essex. DOGP have been building a huge buzz since self releasing their debut track/video 'Rickety Old Train' in Nov 16.  

Skinheads, Mods & Rudies all around the world are skanking to their infectious Ska Pop sound. Death Of Guitar Pop have been endorsed by ska royalty such as Pauline Black (The Selecter) , Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) , Bedders (Madness) , The Interrupters and Dave Wakeling (The Beat.) Bad Manners horn section are a regular fixture in the DOGP live band, Neville Staple (The Specials) has also shown the band love, sparking a collaboration on a song together entitled 'Suburban Ska Club.'  

DOGP have been picked by Fred Perry as one of their featured Fred Perry Subculture artists. In true 2 Tone “DIY Spirit” the band are fiercely independent! The band’s DIY grind is proving to be a successful one.  

DOGP crowd funded their first two albums raising over £20k in the process.  '69 Candy Street' & 'In Over Our Heads' have now sold over ten thousand copies combined.  DOGP are drawing huge crowds at summer festivals plus selling out their own headline shows & are also running an innovative subscription-based fan club with 400+ members.  

In Dec 2019, the band collaborated with the charity CALM & Bafta award winning Inbetweeners Star James Buckley,  raising funds & mental health awareness through their Christmas single 'Feeling Like A Right James Blunt At Christmas' - the single was a #1 Bestseller on Amazon Music, Reached #28 in The Official Charts & received support/airplay from Radio X.  

On Sept 10th 2021 Death of Guitar Pop released their new album 'Pukka Sounds' -  an album that fans backed in a crowdfunding campaign (to the tune of £21,000.)  The album project earned the support of the PPL Momentum Music Fund & on Sept 17th 'Pukka Sounds' entered the Official UK Album Charts at an impressive #24, the band that wrapped up their most successful year to date with a sellout show at legendary Camden venue The Underworld in Nov 22.  The album includes the singles 'No. 1 in America', 'Back of a Lorry', 'Cinderella's Fella', a reinterpretation of Rancid's 'Junkie Man' and a hugely  successful collaboration with British Ska legend King Hammond on the track 'DOGP Shuffle'.

 In March 2022 the band took 'Pukka Sounds' on the road for a UK wide tour, despite the pandemic still causing endless obstacles for the live music industry, the band's first ever headline tour was a successful one with fans packing sweatbox venues each night.

March 2023 saw the band sell out the iconic Electric Ballroom in their biggest headline show to date. A monumental achievement for a DIY Ska band. 

Death of Guitar Pop are currently entertaining thousands of fans at summer music festivals whilst crowdfunding their new album 'Be Lucky' (which is set for a 2023 release). The new album release campaign will be supported by a full UK tour in Autumn 2023.