Formed in summer 2011, Small Shipwrecks are Matthew Bird (guitars, vocals), Charlie Peverett (guitars, keys, vocals), Michi Matthias (fiddle, vocals), Farah Alkhalisi (bass, vocals) and Simon Handby (drums).
Based in Lewes, East Sussex, the band released their first album 'Eucatastrophe' on 27 August 2012, preceded by the single 'White Diamond'.