Victories at Sea: Momentum
Momentum Music Fund Recipient 2015
Emerging from the concrete paradise of Birmingham, Victories at Sea fuse a vivacious combination of brutalist electronic hooks, soaring post-punk guitars and dolorous wordplay. After recently being championed by the likes of the NME, The Guardian, Clash Magazine and XFM’s John Kennedy, now sees the band moving to release their debut album on Static Caravan Recordings due Autumn 2015.
Written over the last two years at an abandoned steel works in Digbeth, and recorded in the damp basement of an old whistle factory in the depths of the city’s industrial Northern quarter, embracing the darker sounds and subjects was inevitable. But with lyrics that often touch on matters of love and loss, this is a record born from a cathartic affection of hope and escapism. It is also a thrillingly taut and danceable journey, the band have toured their disco-noir extensively in the UK and Europe, earning the respect of their fans and contemporaries alike.
Having already secured themselves a placement as one of this years XFM “ones-to-watch”, Victories at Sea are looking to the future, one that far surpasses that of their humble industrial roots intertwining them within the very city they crave to escape.
Activity
The PRS Foundation‘s Momentum Music Fund is to be used towards the promotion, marketing and touring campaign for our debut album, due for release in Autumn/Winter 2015 on Static Caravan Records.
“Thanks to the PRS Foundation’s Momentum Music Fund, we are now in a position to market and tour our debut album extensively. The costs of these activities is now covered by this funding, hopefully leading to engaging with more and more new followers be it via the live circuit or via press and radio over the forthcoming twelve months” – Victories at Sea