VALLENS share “Devour” stream via Brooklyn Vegan.
Full length recorded with Jeff Berner of Psychic TV at his now defunct studio Galuminum Foil in Brooklyn, followed by several months recording songs at Candle Recording with Josh Korody (Beliefs, Wish). VALLENS debut album Consent out June 24th via Hand Drawn Dracula.
05.05.16 Toronto ON // CMW Festival – The Velvet Underground
06.10.16 Brooklyn NY // Northside Festival – Alphaville
VALLENS “Tennessee Haze” video premiere on NOISEY ~ “Directed by fellow Torontonian Shelby Fenlon, the clip finds Vallens mastermind Robyn Phillips wandering through a forest and other nature zones. It’s appropriately soft-focus, and the off-kilter chord changes of the song add to the feeling of dreamy disorientation.
‘Tennessee Haze’ was one of the first Vallens songs recorded,” says Phillips, “The video is inspired by a lot of different things, but it’s emphasis is on the silver lining of the day-to-day, like the lyrics of the song.”
11/21/15 Montreal PQ : M for Montreal ~ l’Escogriffe w/ Blue Cheese, Chastity, Yonatan Gat
11/27/15 Toronto ON : The Horseshoe w/ Dilly Dally
VALLENS “Dark Tunnel” video, directed by Adam Christopher Seward, premiered on BUST Magazine today — “an essential listen for fans of David Lynch’s acclaimed series and for anyone whose fingers are always on the pulse of new music.” – BUST
“The song rides a hypnotic, alt-rock-inclined shoegaze groove for close to four minutes. In that time — Dark Tunnel definitely lives up to its shadowy name” – EXCLAIM!
“I’ve fallen in love with Vallens, a shoegaze band from Toronto, and their music video for “Dark Tunnel.” It is a shadowy mirage through the woods, splashed with glitter and fairy lights.” – ROOKIE
“Vallens s’invite à nos oreilles tel un énième remugle nébuleux et hypnotique émanant d’Ontario” – HARTZINE
UPDATE: “21 Female-Fronted Bands You Need To Listen To” – BUST
09.01.15 Toronto ON : Adelaide Hall w/ La Luz
09.11.15 Hamilton ON : Supercrawl Festival
09.16.15 Montreal PQ : POP Montreal Festival
10.05.15 Toronto ON : The Horseshoe w/ A Place To Bury Strangers
VALLENS “Dark Tunnel” premiere + “Tennessee Haze” stream on BROOKLYN VEGAN today + 3 NXNE shows!
“Vallens’ dark and smoky sound – definitely has a certain Black Lodge je ne sais quoi” – BROOKLYN VEGAN
06/19/15 Toronto ON : NXNE @ 159 Manning BBQ w/ Heaters
06/19/15 Toronto ON : NXNE @ The Silver Dollar w/ Cassie Ramone, No Joy
06/20/15 Toronto ON : NXNE @ The Garrison w/ Un Blonde, Jennifer Castle, Doomsquad
06/25/15 Toronto ON : The Smiling Buddah w/ Them Are Us Too
07/16/15 Toronto ON : Lee’s Palace w/ MOURN
07/19/15 Guelph ON : Incline / Decline Festival w/ Teenanger, Loom, Hooded Fang
