VALLEY FOLLOWS THE LOOP OF CYCLICAL HEARTACHE ON LATEST SINGLE “BASS PLAYER’S BROTHER”

WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN THE ALBUM

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‘WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN’ NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF THIS FALL AND IS ON-SALE NOW AT THISISVALLEY.COM

UPCOMING SHOWS AT FESTIVAL D'ÉTÉ IN QUEBEC CITY TONIGHT AND AT BUDWEISER STAGE IN TORONTO THIS SUMMER - HERE

“There’s an ease to music from Valley…and discovering their music feels like uncovering a hidden gem.”

“...some of Valley’s most raw and authentic writing yet.”

“To continue to push the envelope, as they have proven they are capable of, pivoting from foundational, everyday pop songs early on to multi-layered alternative rock-leaning compositions.”

12 JULY 2024 (Toronto, ON) – Today, the three-piece alternative-pop band Valley, comprised of Rob Laska (lead vocals, guitar), Alex Dimauro (bass), and Karah James (vocals, drums), release “Bass Player’s Brother.” This infectious, drum-driven track features dreamy synths and grooves, all the while telling the story of a toxic, ever-repeating relationship. The song drops on the heels of the singles “When You Know Someone” and the album’s title track “Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden,” with the full album set to arrive on August 30 through Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada.

In the band’s words,“‘Bass Player’s Brother’ is a song about cyclical love and obsession. In life we often find ourselves in realities that don’t suit our truth, yet we continue to drag ourselves back to the feeling of staying for love's sake. It’s cyclical in nature yet rooted in heartache and hurt. It's the back-and-forth outcome of these habits that cause us to stay when we know we should leave. This is the only song on the album where we didn’t reference real names. Sometimes we like to play characters in songs even though we’re always thinking about someone in our lives. We wanted to paint a picture of a classic Americana heartbreak love story.”

They continue, “We wrote the song after getting stranded in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a wild week. Mickey had just left the band, we didn’t sleep at all, we were in a city where we knew no one — it was the lowest point of the album making process. Chase [Lawrence of COIN] ended up driving to meet us in Charlotte, we rented a house and just started writing. The song started with us giving up on writing one (as most good ones do). You can really hear us trying to have fun with this song (and dis-attach from what we were going through).”

“Once we brought it back to the cabin, we really tried to let the loose, plug and play nature of the song shine through like it’s Valley playing in a room together when we started as teenagers. It’s a bit of an escape on the album as the rest of the songs dive into stages of grief and the past year of our lives a lot deeper.”

Water the Flowers, Pray For A Garden is a brave exploration of the full spectrum of emotions with an invitation to also surrender control and trust the process. Recorded over the span of a month in the Smoky Mountains and produced by COIN’s Chase Lawrence, Valley captures a specific moment in time. Through embracing the transformative power of death and rebirth, the band finds themselves reinvented and the most inspired they have felt thus far in their careers.

Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden album artwork [Download]

Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden Tracklist:
1. Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden
2. A Little More
3. Growing (Apart)
4. When You Know Someone
5. Let It Rain
6. Crawlspace
7. Mosquito
8. Bop Ba
9. I Didn’t Even Ask For This
10. Bass Player’s Brother
11. Life Goes On Without Me
12. Cocoon

In addition to the summer festival appearances and Canadian shows with friends The Beaches, Dizzy and Arkells, Valley have announced their Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden North American headlining tour spanning coast to coast in the US and Canada. The tour includes shows at iconic venues and some of the biggest rooms they’ve played to date, including Brooklyn Steel in New York, The Wiltern in Los Angeles, History in Toronto and more. See full list of dates and details below. Fans can get tickets at the band’s website HERE.

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS IN CANADA

July 12                            Festival d'été de Québec            Québec CITY, QC
August 22                       Budweiser Stage                         Toronto, ON (with The Beaches & Dizzy)
November 28                 Tribute Communities Centre      Oshawa, ON (with Arkells)
November 29                 Sadlon Arena                               Barrie, ON (with Arkells)
November 30                 Memorial Auditorium                 Kitchener, ON (with Arkells)

‘WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN’ TOUR

September 28                 Philadelphia, PA             Union Transfer
September 29                 Boston, MA                     House of Blues
October 1                        Washington, DC              9:30 Club
October 2                        Brooklyn, NY                   Brooklyn Steel
October 4                        Asheville, NC                   The Orange Peel
October 5                        Atlanta, GA                      Buckhead Theatre
October 6                        Nashville, TN                   Cannery Hall
October 8                        Chicago, IL                       The Vic Theatre
October 9                        Minneapolis, MN           First Avenue
October 11                      Boulder, CO                     Boulder Theatre
October 12                      Denver, CO                      Gothic Theatre
October 13                      Salt Lake City, UT            The Union Event Centre
October 15                      Phoenix, AZ                     The Van Buren
October 15                      San Diego, CA                  The Observatory North Park
October 18                      Los Angeles, CA              The Wiltern
October 19                      Berkeley, CA                    The UC Theatre
October 21                      Portland, OR                    Revolution Hall
October 22                      Seattle, WA                     The Showbox
October 23                      Vancouver, BC                Commodore Ballroom
October 26                      Edmonton, AB                Midway
October 29                      Saskatoon, SK                 Coors Event Centre
October 30                      Winnipeg, MB                Park Theatre
November 2                    London, ON                     London Music Hall
November 5                    Waterloo, ON                 Maxwell’s Concerts & Events
November 7                    Kingston, ON                  The Ale House
November 8                    Ottawa, ON                     Bronson Centre
November 9                    Montreal, QC                  Le Studio TD
November 12                  Quebec City, QC             Grizzly Fuzz
November 14                  Charlottetown, PE         PEI Brewing Company
November 15                  Moncton, NB                  Tide & Boar Ballroom
November 16                  Halifax, NS                      Marquee Ballroom
December 13                  Toronto, ON                    History

ABOUT VALLEY

JUNO Award nominated band Valley return this year with their most intimate and personal record yet. Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden is an exploration of grief and resilience from one of today’s most exciting alternative-pop bands.

Since forming in 2016, Valley have accrued over 1 billion streams globally, having appeared on viral charts in the US, Philippines, Korea, Japan and more. Along with their three JUNO Award nominations, the band has also garnered praise from Consequence, Wonderland, American Songwriter and CBC. Helping prompt much of their global recognition was “Like 1999,” a gold certified hit that went viral on TikTok.

Valley have also become known for their high-energy live shows, which have been brought to renowned festivals like Life Is Beautiful, Governors Ball, Slow Life and Wunderstruck as well as their debut US TV performance as part of Stephen Colbert’s #LiveAtHome session. Having opened for artists like Lennon Stella, Dermot Kennedy, COIN and the Band CAMINO, Valley also nearly sold out their first-ever North American headlining tour. Next up, Valley will be playing Budweiser Stage in direct support of The Beaches and then kick off a North American tour this fall.

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