Minor Victories are a British alternative rock supergroup formed in 2015. The band members are vocalist Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), guitarists Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) and Justin Lockey (Editors), and film-maker James Lockey of Hand Held Cine Club.[1][2]
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | minor-victories |
Formation
editRachel Goswell and Justin Lockey had previously made music together. It was through Goswell that Braithwaite and the Lockey brothers met.[3]
The band was unveiled on social media in July 2015[4] with the announcement of a forthcoming album, including collaborations with other artists including Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon and James Graham of The Twilight Sad. However, Minor Victories was initially a casual idea of two artists collaborating together, which later turned into a supergroup.[1] In an interview by the OffBeat Music (OBM) magazine, Stuart Braithwaite said about the formation of the Supergroup:
As the project went on it got better and better until it was finished. Considering how it all was at the start, it seems incredible. Definitely, I was quite surprised.[1]
A few days later a "teaser trailer" named Film One was released featuring short clips of forthcoming songs.[5] In a September 2015 interview with website exclaim.ca, Braithwaite said that the band was working with producer Tony Doogan, that the album was "80% recorded", and that it would be released in early 2016. Asked about how the album would sound, he said "To be honest, I think if you know the music that all of us have made, it won't really surprise you. It has a lot of the good elements from everyone's bands.".[6]
Band members
edit- Rachel Goswell - vocals, guitar
- Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, backing vocals
- Justin Lockey – guitar, electronics, keyboards
- James Lockey - bass
Discography
edit- Minor Victories (2016), Fat Possum Records[7]
- Orchestral Variations (2016), Play It Again Sam
References
edit- ^ a b c "Minor Victories Interview". Offbeat Music. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Minor Victories". Fat Possum Records. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Supergroup Minor Victories in indieberlin interview - indieberlin". indieberlin. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (14 July 2015). "Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, Editors' Justin Lockey, and More Launch Minor Victories Supergroup". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (23 July 2015). "Minor Victories (Slowdive, Mogwai, Editors) Share Short Film Featuring New Music". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam. "Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite Sheds Light on Minor Victories Project". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Minor Victories". Fatpossum.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.