New album, Cathedral City, out NOW!
Click here to buy it directly from New Amsterdam Records
Featuring special guests Bryce Dessner (of the National), William Brittelle, Mellissa Hughes & Florent Ghys.
LISTEN to “Like a Miracle” from Cathedral City
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VICTOIRE was founded by composer/keyboardist Missy Mazzoli and features Olivia De Prato (violin), Eileen Mack (clarinet), Lorna Krier (keyboards) and Eleonore Oppenheim (double bass). This group, a stirring blend of winds, strings, keyboards and lo-fi electronics, performs Mazzoli’s distinct blend of dreamy post rock, quirky minimalism and rich romanticism, and was recently dubbed “an all-star, all-female quintet“ by Time Out New York. Their debut album Cathedral City, released in 2010 on New Amsterdam Records, received high praise from classical and indie rock press alike. It was named one of 2010′s best classical albums by the New York Times, Time Out New York, the New Yorker and NPR. Pitchfork gave Cathedral City a 7.8, claiming that “Victoire condense moments of focused beauty and quiet conviction from the pandemic distractions of modern life.“ Since forming in 2008 they have shared the stage with The National, Efterklang, Owen Pallett, Sharon Van Etten, Tortoise, Buke and Gass and many others, performing at many top venues including Chicago’s Millennium Park, New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, Joe’s Pub, Roulette, the Whitney Museum, Galapagos, The Stone, and the Bang on a Can Marathon. In 2011 they embarked on their first european tour as part of the Cross-Linx Festival with The National, Efterklang, Owen Pallett, Sharon van Etten and Buke and Gass, and will return to Europe in the Fall of 2011 for a tour of Germany and the Netherlands.
