Minor Victories

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]

Minor Victories
Genres	Alternative rock art rock shoegazing dream pop post-rock
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Play It Again Sam Fat Possum
Members	Stuart Braithwaite Rachel Goswell James Lockey Justin Lockey
Website	minor-victories.com

Formation

Rachel 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

• Rachel Goswell - vocals, guitar
• Stuart Braithwaite – guitar, backing vocals
• Justin Lockey – guitar, electronics, keyboards
• James Lockey - bass

Discography

• Minor Victories (2016), Fat Possum Records^[7]
• Orchestral Variations (2016), Play It Again Sam