Valley (band)

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Valley
Valley on tour in 2019. Left to right: Michael Brandolino, Karah James, Rob Laska, Alex Dimauro
Valley on tour in 2019. Left to right: Michael Brandolino, Karah James, Rob Laska, Alex Dimauro
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genresindie pop ,pop
Years active2014–present
LabelsUniversal Music Canada, Capitol Records
Websitewww.thisisvalley.com
Members
  • Rob Laska
  • Michael Brandolino
  • Alex Dimauro
  • Karah James

Valley is a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto.

The band members are lead vocalist Rob Laska, guitarist Michael (Mickey) Brandolino, bassist Alex Dimauro, and drummer Karah James.[1] Valley received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards[2] for supporting The Band Camino[3] and Lennon Stella on their tours.[4]

History[]

The band formed in 2014 after the members of two other bands accidentally got double-booked for the same time slot at a local recording studio.[5] They released their debut EP, Car Test, in 2015, and followed up with This Room Is White in 2016.[6] In 2018 they released Maybe Side A, the first of two EPs featuring tracks planned for their full-length debut album;[1] the second EP, Maybe Side B, followed in spring 2019, and the full album Maybe was released in September.[7]

Valley released their single "nevermind"[8] in July 2020, which was then followed by "hiccup"[9] in September. On October 15, Valley announced the release of their new EP, sucks to see you doing better which featured both "nevermind" and "hiccup", as well as four new tracks, including an acoustic version of "hiccup".[10]

In February 2021, Valley released their single "Like 1999"[11] and announced they would tour with Coin in over 30+ cities across North America, beginning in October.[12]

Midway through 2021, they released a new single, "SOCIETY" (styled in all caps), which the band says came from their previous experiences of balancing an accessible narrative with their artistic pursuits.[13] On July 23, 2021, they released a new single, "Tempo".[14]

The single "Homebody" was a nominee for the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[15] "Oh sh*t... are we in love?" was released on September 1, 2021.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details
Car Test
  • Released: April 22, 2015


This Room is White
  • Released: June 3, 2016


Maybe
  • Released: September 17, 2019


Extended Plays[]

Title Details
sucks to see you doing better
Last Birthday
The After Party

References[]

  1. ^ a b Alexandra Johnson Dingee, "Seeing yellow with indie rockers VALLEY". Queen's Journal, November 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Katie Arenas, "The Band CAMINO: No Need to "try hard" for a Great Show"
  4. ^ Joshua Hanson, "Lennon Stella Opens Love, me Tour in Toronto"
  5. ^ John Bkila, "Oakville’s Valley releases debut album". Inside Halton, May 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Valley, 'This Room Is White". Exclaim!, June 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Gina Scarpino, "Get To Know: Valley". Beyond the Stage, September 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Logan White, "PREMIERE: Valley will be in your head all day with "nevermind"
  9. ^ Abhigyaan Bavaria, VALLEY releases another upbeat pop banger in "hiccup"
  10. ^ Jarod, VALLEY Announce New EP + Release "hiccup" (acoustic)
  11. ^ melodicmag (2021-04-01). "Valley release music video for TikTok song "Like 1999"". // MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  12. ^ "Alt-Pop Trio COIN To Perform At Fillmore On December 2nd". WCCB Charlotte's CW. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  13. ^ https://www.altpress.com/news/valley-society-coin-tour-rainbow-dreamland/
  14. ^ Nguyen, Austin. "Valley Set the". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  15. ^ Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
  16. ^ ""Melancholy, Harry Potter, & Soda": VALLEY Dive into Dynamic EP 'sucks to see you doing better'". Atwood Magazine. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  17. ^ "VALLEY Drop New Banger 'Oh shit…are we in love?'". GIG GOER. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  18. ^ "Valley: Last Birthday EP Review". RANGE. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

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