photo: Natasha Koziarska
The members of Nottingham based pop-noir bandVictory Lap know that loves can hurt. Hurt really bad. The four tracks on Torch Songs will strike a chord with anyone who has been shouting at the heavens after their partner left them in tears and in tatters.
There is a thin line between pathos and being pathetic, but they manage to keep it under control, rolling with the self-inflected punches. Wrapped in the lush arrangements that were all the rage in the late 60s it is very stylish cry for help and a plea for compassion. Changes are that the other party won't be moved, but if so, that is their loss.
Torch Songs is available on the usual digital streaming services.
Tracks:- Jealousy
- Sincerely, Yours
- Going Steady
- Faults To The Silver Screen
- 08/08 Rough Trade East, London (RT Recommends headliner), UK
- 10/17-19 Left Of The Dial, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 12/02 The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK
- 12/03 Polar Bear, Hull, UK
- 12/04 Headrow House, Leeds, UK
- 12/05 The Grace (Upstairs), London, UK
- 12/06 YES (Basement), Manchester, UK
- 12/07 Bodega, Nottingham, UK
