The success of the debut album shocked members who ‘didn’t think we’d get in the charts’
Birmingham band The Clause have reached number eight in the UK Album Charts
“To be honest, we didn’t even think we’d get in the charts,” said Liam Deakin, guitarist in The Clause.
To the surprise of the Birmingham band, their debut album, ‘Victim Of A Casual Thing’, is eighth in the midweek Official Charts.
At time of writing (October 28), The Clause is above Elton John, Sabrina Carpenter and continuing to rise.
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Released on October 24, ‘Victim Of A Casual Thing’ pays tribute to the band’s home by including Livery Street on the cover.
Livery Street – a road famous for its length – was selected to reflect the band’s journey which has taken years of ‘graft and determination’.
The album cover for ‘Victim Of A Casual Thing’ was taken on Livery Street (Image: The Clause )
Without a label, the band is rubbing shoulders with Universal and Sony in the charts and Liam spoke to BirminghamLive about ‘The Clause’s ‘underdog’ story.
He said: “I can’t believe it, I’m still completely bewildered. To be honest, we didn’t even think we’d get in the charts.
“There’s no big team behind us, we just wanted the album to be released and be proud of it.
“Being in the charts is icing on the cake, but it’s a testament to us, four friends from school who just wanted to throw our hand at music.
“We’ve worked on our own for years and been able to do this without a label. It’s a story of the underdog.
“We really worked on this and wanted to release a heavy album which was as good as possible.
“As a city, Birmingham has struggled in live music in recent years. A lot of bands go on tour and completely miss the city at the moment.
“But we’re not a band that moved to Manchester or London. We did this on our doorstep and gave the city something we can be proud of.
“You look at the Top 10 at the moment and you see labels like Sony and Universal – and then you just see The Clause which was a band born in a bedroom.
“It’s years of graft and determination which shows anything is possible if you work hard for it.”