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]
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![]() Valley on tour in 2019. Left to right: Michael Brandolino, Karah James, Rob Laska, Alex Dimauro | |
Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | indie pop |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Universal Music Canada |
Website | www |
Members |
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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
- Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- Alexandra Johnson Dingee, "Seeing yellow with indie rockers VALLEY". Queen's Journal, November 29, 2018.
- John Bkila, "Oakville’s Valley releases debut album". Inside Halton, May 14, 2015.
- "Valley, 'This Room Is White". Exclaim!, June 1, 2016.
- Gina Scarpino, "Get To Know: Valley". Beyond the Stage, September 18, 2019.