Valley (band)

Valley are a Canadian indie pop group, originally from Oakville, Ontario and currently based in Toronto. They are most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[1]

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

The band's current members are Rob Laska on vocals, Michael Brandolino on guitar, Alex Dimauro on bass and Karah James on drums.[2]

The band was formed in 2014 after the members of two other bands, Cars & Guitars and National Parks, met and decided to unite when they accidentally got double-booked for the same time slot at a local recording studio.[3] They released their debut EP, Car Test, in 2015, and followed up with This Room Is White in 2016.[4] In 2018 they released Maybe Side A, the first of two EPs featuring tracks planned for their full-length debut album;[2] the second EP, Maybe Side B, followed in spring 2019, and the full album Maybe was released in September.[5]

References
  1. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  2. Alexandra Johnson Dingee, "Seeing yellow with indie rockers VALLEY". Queen's Journal, November 29, 2018.
  3. John Bkila, "Oakville’s Valley releases debut album". Inside Halton, May 14, 2015.
  4. "Valley, 'This Room Is White". Exclaim!, June 1, 2016.
  5. Gina Scarpino, "Get To Know: Valley". Beyond the Stage, September 18, 2019.
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