history
Small Victories was formed after
the break-up of High Jinks, in the spring of 2005. After deciding to split due to changes in musical
direction, and priorities for the other band members, Ewan and James were left still wanting to
pursue a career as a hard working band.
From often jamming and playing
some of their favourite songs from artists such as Biffy Clyro, James immediately brought Nick in
to try out as drummer. After the musically best and most productive practice any felt they had ever
had, it was decided that Nick would be the perfect choice to fill the role of drummer in the new band,
and they then set out searching for a second guitarist.
After brief thoughts over other
choices it was decided that long term friend of all the band members, Dan, would be the best
choice for the role, and so came in and straight away started learning and writing second guitar
parts for the songs Nick, James and Ewan had been working on.
Since then the band have been
working hard practicing every week, if not more often, to get some sexy songs written, and despite
only being together since the start of the summer have already got a solid half hour set of songs
sorted, with an Incubus cover, and an old funky High Jinks song written by Ewan thrown in for good
measure.
After their first gig upstairs at
The Garage, for which the venue was nearly sold out, the band are still working hard writing new
material and trying to create the sexual musical experience they all want to give the audience.
With other gigs being arranged all the time, and a studio date to record their first demo being
booked, Small Victories are hoping to be back soon with some more mind blowing music for you to get
your heads down to.
members
- Ewan Henesy
- Guitar, Vox
- Dan Pitts
- Guitar
- James Waterworth
- Bass, Vox
- Nick Smart
- Percussion
influences
A selection of many - Jeff Buckley, Biffy Clyro, Incubus, The Hendrix Experience, Funkadelic, The Mars Volta, The Seatbelts, Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death From Above 1979, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Damien Rice, Idlewild, The Strokes, and The Cure.
sounds like
Hopefully whatever you want it to. We're very varied in our style due to the wide range of influences we've all got. But I guess we'd like it to kinda sound like a funked up, rockin, jazzy blend of musical sex.