Valley (band)

Valley is a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto.

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
Labels
Members
  • Rob Laska
  • Michael "Mickey" Brandolino
  • Alex Dimauro
  • Karah James
Websitewww.thisisvalley.com

The band members are lead vocalist Rob Laska, guitarist Michael "Mickey" Brandolino, bassist Alex Dimauro, and drummer Karah James.[1] They received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards[2] as well as a nomination for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[3]

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. Other names considered were Thieves, The Engineers, and Grouphug.[4] They released their debut EP, Car Test, in 2015, and followed up with This Room Is White in 2016.[5] 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.[6]

Valley released their single "Nevermind" in July 2020,[7] which was then followed by "Hiccup" in September.[8] On October 15, Valley announced the release of their 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".[9]

In February 2021, Valley released their single "Like 1999"[10] and announced they would tour with Coin in over 30 cities across North America, beginning in October.[11]

Midway through 2021, they released the single "Society", which the band says came from their previous experiences of balancing an accessible narrative with their artistic pursuits.[12] On July 23, 2021, they released the single "Tempo".[13]

The single "Homebody" was a nominee for the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[14] "Oh Shit...Are We in Love?" was released on September 1, 2021.

Discography

Albums
List of albums
Title Release date Label
Maybe September 17, 2019 Universal Music Canada
Last Birthday October 1, 2021 Capitol
Lost in Translation June 23, 2023 Universal Music Canada

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title Release date Label
Car Test April 22, 2015
This Room Is White June 3, 2016
Sucks to See You Doing Better October 23, 2020 Universal Music Canada
The After Party January 12, 2022

Singles
List of singles
Title Release date Album
"Drive" November 18, 2016 Non-album singles
"Swim (Reprise)" March 9, 2018
"LA in Two" (Valley Rework)
(with Elio)		 March 19, 2021
"Like 1999" March 30, 2021 Last Birthday
"Society" June 9, 2021
"Tempo" July 21, 2021
"Champagne" June 16, 2022 Non-album singles
"The Problem Song" September 29, 2022
"Throwback Tears" January 12, 2023 Lost In Translation
"Good, but Not Together" March 2, 2023
"Break for You" April 24, 2023
"Have a Good Summer (Without Me)" June 1, 2023
"We Don't Need Malibu" June 21, 2023

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Themselves Breakthrough Group of the Year Nominated

SOCAN Songwriting Prize

The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 "homebody" Song of the Year Nominated

References
  1. 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. "And the Nominees Are." The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. John Bkila, "Oakville’s Valley releases debut album". Inside Halton, May 14, 2015.
  5. "Valley, 'This Room Is White". Exclaim!, June 1, 2016.
  6. Gina Scarpino, "Get To Know: Valley". Beyond the Stage, September 18, 2019.
  7. Logan White, "PREMIERE: Valley will be in your head all day with "nevermind"
  8. Abhigyaan Bavaria, VALLEY releases another upbeat pop banger in "hiccup"
  9. Jarod, Valley Announce New EP + Release "hiccup" (acoustic)
  10. melodicmag (2021-04-01). "Valley release music video for TikTok song "Like 1999"". // MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  11. "Alt-Pop Trio COIN To Perform At Fillmore On December 2nd". WCCB Charlotte's CW. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  12. "Valley take a stand against music industry pressures on "Society"–listen". Alternative Press Magazine. June 9, 2021.
  13. Nguyen, Austin (22 July 2021). "Valley Set the". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  14. Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
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