Valley follows the loop of cyclical heartache on latest single "Bass Player's Brother"
VALLEY FOLLOWS THE LOOP OF CYCLICAL HEARTACHE ON LATEST SINGLE
“BASS PLAYER’S BROTHER” — STREAM
WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN
THE ALBUM IS SET TO RELEASE
AUGUST 30 — PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER
HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF
THIS FALL — SEE ALL DATES HERE
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 Tracklist:
Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden
A Little More
Growing (Apart)
When You Know Someone
Let It Rain
Crawlspace
Mosquito
Bop Ba
I Didn’t Even Ask For This
Bass Player’s Brother
Life Goes On Without Me
Cocoon
WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN US TOUR DATES
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 16 - 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*
*support from Mickey Darling and Charli Adams
All tour info here
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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