This is Tmrw present a killer all-dayer brimming with local talent: headed up by post-rock titans Victories at Sea, hot off the heels of last year’s outstanding ‘A Place to Stay’ EP. Doom-mongering Mogwai fans and hopeless-romantic National lovers alike will find plenty to enjoy in Victories at Sea’s expansive, exquisite melancholy: the band is equally at home patiently building deep, dark slow-burners, or overwhelming the senses with metronomic post-punk bangers. Either way, it’s brilliantly crafted indie rock, the sound of getting lost in a forest while the sun goes down: beautiful and fear-inducing. Matters bring support: a band that have been perfecting their brittle, industrial rock for some time, shaping up to fill that Brontide-sized hole in your heart; Outlander, Mysteron, Hoopla Blue and Arc Vel fill out a line-up that’s unmissable from start to finish if you want to see just what Birmingham has to offer right now.

Sat 10 Feb, from 5pm at The Hare and Hounds, 106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ. £5.50 adv skiddle.com

Sat 10 Feb
Words:
Chris Donald - Gigs Editor
Published on:
Mon 1 Jan 2018