Victory Kicks began life in early 2013 as a home recording project by songwriter and guitarist John Sibley. After piecing together a makeshift studio at home, early EPs and singles consisting of short, lo-fi pop songs were recorded and released on a near monthly basis. Victory Kicks then went from solo project to band with the addition of friends from other London-based acts and established its own record label with the release of its first official EP, Rockets for Ghosts in July 2013. The EP was a success, garnering favourable reviews and receiving airplay for the first time on stations in both the UK (including the BBC) and in the US. Taking the decision to record music at home allowed the band the flexibility to record a steady stream of new material and to date Victory Kicks has released 5 EPs and 5 full length albums, most recently 'Out Beyond the Radar' in 2017. 2020 began with the release of Winter Games, Vol. 2 - a follow up, and companion piece to the first. This will be followed by the band's 6th full length album 'Lovers in Peacetime'.

The Young Flood - Sea to Sky. Sky to Sea began as joint project between Victory Kicks songwriter and guitarist John Sibley and his sister Harriet, writing and recording songs that were originally intended for a new Victory Kicks album. After a string of gigs playing both these new songs and older Victory Kicks tracks the project became a band and the album was released under the name 'The Young Flood'. It features 8 new songs including the single Northbound Train plus two reworked Victory Kicks songs, No Great Shakes & Bayonet. Sea to Sky, Sky to Sea was written as a companion piece to the forthcoming Victory Kicks album 'Lovers in Peacetime'.