The
VictorZulus are a Northern band that aspires to bring a fresh lease
of life to the music/pop industry. Their name and sound stand out
from those around in modern day music. Their upbeat indie pop music
is attracting and exciting a growing number of people in and around
the North West region. The reason behind the name remains a secret
although numerous rumours have been heard as the band strives to
keep the secret.
The
VictorZulus were formed in Manchester during September of 2005, with
the coalescing of Steven McConnell on Lead Vocals and Acoustic
Guitar, Neil Barker on Bass guitar and Backing Vocals, James
Pickford on Lead guitar and Jonathan Duckett on Drums. The band
draws on influences from an eclectic list of artists that reads like
the play list from the world’s greatest radio station. Ranging
from The Velvet Underground and the Cure to Oasis and the whole
Britpop movement it is tribute to these past and present greats that
their genre is so hard to define.
The
band enjoys many years of musical experience with both Steven and
Neil having been in bands previously performing at a variety of
different venues across the UK. This provides invaluable experience
to the current band The
VictorZulus.
Currently
The
VictorZulus are growing from strength to strength with
each performance and they have played over 40 gigs in and around
Manchester including playing, and winning, a battle of the bands in
Fallowfield, on their first live date, and 3 appearances at the
Manchester Academy. Also, there are imminent concerts at The Life
Café Late Rooms in Manchester and The Cavern in Liverpool.
The
next step on The
VictorZulus epic voyage to prominence is their first
release in the form of ‘Irate Spiders’ The lyrics descend
from Stevens early Collide days when he had his heart set on
calling the band “Irate Spiders” but losing the vote, thus
impelling him to write “we’re Irate Spiders and we’ll be
Collide tonight.”
However, the version fans sing along to today has a firm
VictorZulus stamp on it; and with its beguiling bass line and
anthemic chorus it is understandable to see why it rapidly became a
live favourite.
Exciting
times lay ahead for The
VictorZulus and with the recent interest expressed by
Matchbox Records which has led to the release of Irate Spiders on
there World-wide album The Big Indie comeback; a compilation album
of the most popular unsigned bands in the world. The upcoming gigs
will provide the band with the promotional opportunity to increase
the sales of the forthcoming CD, also, the bands web-site; www.thevictorzulus.co.uk
and their myspace pages (www.myspace.com/victorzulus) provides the
platform for their strong fan base by playing songs and keeping
their followers up to date information regarding the bands
activities, concerts, interviews and news. The website has mirrored
the bands success by receiving over 2000 hits in some weeks.
As
The
VictorZulus continue to meet the growing demand for live
shows the band find themselves playing in an increasing number of
places such as Lancaster, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Salford,
Stockport, Doncaster, Liverpool and the list goes on.
“The
Victor Zulu’s are an energetic band playing upbeat indie pop music
which the audience cant help but sing along to, definitely a must
see band!” This quote alone states why The Victor Zulu’s are
becoming ever increasingly popular and with the imminent release of
their debut single Irate Spiders this success is likely to spread
nation-wide along with the excitement currently surrounding the band
A&R
Manager at Matchbox records describes ‘Irate Spiders’, as “kinda
Oasis/Beatles Britpop to begin with then develops into quite
rustic/funk/pop/rock territory, not quite able to pin it down, which
is what’s so good about it – it doesn’t fit into a
stereotypical genre”.
Their
energy and love of playing live shows, along with their catchy tunes
and melodies, never fails to please the crowds, and whether they are
playing to 2 – 200 people or in the studio, they maintain their
unique personality which shines through in all their songs.
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February 2016
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