VALLENS Performs Songs From IN ERA
Thursday March 18th 9pm EST
Album Release / Free Performance / Youtube Premiere
Tune into THE STROMBO SHOW March 14th for Vallens “Difference Repeating” premiere at 10:30pm EST via CBC MUSIC. (photo by Shelby Fenlon)
IN ERA is out March 19th digitally and on a limited run of 300 silver vinyl available at your local indie shop worldwide April 16 (Canada) and May 14th (World). PRE-ORDER LP VIA HDD / PRE-SAVE DIGITAL
NEW! VALLENS announce their second full length album IN ERA, alongside a haunting Allison Johnston-directed music video for “If I Don’t.” IN ERA is out March 19th, 2021 on limited edition SILVER VINYL via Hand Drawn Dracula Records. PRE-SAVE HERE / PRE-ORDER HERE
“If I had to pick one song to show to someone and say ‘This is how we sound now,’ I think that encapsulates it best.” – Robyn Phillips
VALLENS premiere “Occured” via NOISEY
“Dimmed In My Display” EP stream via CBC MUSIC‘s FIRST PLAY!
Out July 6th via Hand Drawn Dracula // PRE-ORDER //
“There’s such an unnerving cinematic quality to Vallens. Dark yet melodic, lingering rock. A name borrowed from David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. Music videos with knife-sharp storytelling.” ~ NOISEY
“a provocative and powerful work from an emerging band that’s less interested in upholding the status quo of any genre – If this EP is any indication, they’re moving into something deeper and weirder for their sophomore album, and it’s thrilling” ~ CBC MUSIC
(photo by Shelby Fenlon)
VALLENS premiere “If I Don’t Know You” via Clash Magazine
“Dimmed In My Display” EP out July 6th!
“Bold, striking songwriting, Vallens match the pop impulses of ABBA to the ground-breaking approach of This Mortal Coil” ~ CLASH
Watch two new VALLENS live videos from their Red Bull Sound Select / Wavelength performance via Psiphon Sessions.
“Toronto’s dark and heavy shredders Vallens (Hand Drawn Dracula) cast a Lynchian vibe over Wavelength Festival 2017 with a riveting performance, featuring evocative mainstays like Consent, and explosive new thrillers like Occurred.” ~ Psiphon Sessions
Aug 06 – Meaford ON – Electric Eclectics Festival
Aug 21 – Hamilton ON – The Casbah w/ Ought
Aug 11 – Toronto ON – Boat Cruise w/ Greys, Cadence Weapon
Sept 14 – Montreal QC – Pop Montreal w/ Beliefs
Sept 16 – Picton ON – Sandbanks Music Festival w/ Solids, Great Lake Swimmers
VALLENS premiere “Sin So Vain” video, the first in a series directed by Christopher Mills via IMPOSE MAGAZINE.
From their critically acclaimed debut album, Consent, available now on limited Blue vinyl HERE.
VALLENS perform Febuary 17th at Wavelength / Red Bull Sound Select with more dates and new music TBA.
“Toronto’s alternative/darkwave collective Vallens – expertly comprised of Robyn Phillips, Colin J Morgan, Marta Cikojevic, and Devon Henderson – have teamed up with Chris Mills (Modest Mouse, Interpol, Metric, BSS) as the first in a line of musicians to have their work made into visual art in a series with the label Hand Drawn Dracula. Mills is spearheading the project, and it’s going to be a big one.” ~ IMPOSE MAGAZINE
02/17/17 Toronto ON : The Garrison w/ Chandra, DIANA, TOPS
VALLENS CONSENT video premiere and interview with Robyn Phillips and director Michele Ayoub via NOISEY.
Vallens debut “Consent” LP available on limited Blue vinyl HERE.
“The lo-fi Toronto band’s David Lynchian inspired video demands respect and belief in women. – Vallens’ debut album, a dark aura of lo-fi rock led by singer-songwriter Robyn Phillips that explores a myriad of women’s issues including sexual, physical, and communicative consent” ~ NOISEY
“dissonance, piercing guitars and impassioned vocals to make a sound akin to Siouxsie & the Banshees or Los Angeles’ X” ~ TOP 10 FROM POP MONTREAL / CLASH
Sept 21 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto w/ Psychic TV
Sept 22 – Club Lambi – Montreal (Pop Montreal)
Sept 23 – Pressed – Ottawa w/ His Clancyness
VALLENS share the exclusive video premiere of “Devour”, directed by Benjamin Portas, via Andy Warhol’s INTERVIEW MAGAZINE (founded in 1969). CONSENT is available now on limited blue vinyl and premium digital: goo.gl/V4kY7T
“The Lynchian influence returns full force in the Toronto-based ensemble’s new music video for “Devour” – a twisted boudoir photo shoot – a troubling meditation on identity – the gentle shoegaze soundtrack” ~ INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
08.17 Ottawa ON // Arboretum Festival – Bar Robo w/ Beliefs
09.02 Toronto ON // Smiling Buddah w/ Elsa
09.09 Hamilton ON // BaltimoreHouse w/ Fake Palms
09.22 Montreal QC // POP Montreal w/ Tasseomancy
VALLENS debut album CONSENT is available now on limited BLUE VINYL!
CLASH (UK PREMIERE) – “Consent’ is topical, powerful, and wholly invigorating”
NOW Magazine (ALBUM OF THE WEEK) – “From its melancholy start to its fantastic finish,
Consent is a twisted fever dream truly evoking the band’s namesake.”
EXCLAIM! Magazine (8/10) – “the type of record one should listen to with eyes closed,
to fully allow the mind to be swept away on a journey that both delights and disturbs, in the most enchanting of ways”
CBC RADIO3 (INTERVIEW) – “Consent is layered in a cloudy haze of dusky guitars over mysterious melodies,
dreamy synthesizers seemingly taken from the lost tapes of a David Lynch film score, and shadowy, post punk grooves.”
DAILY VICE (INTERVIEW) – “Robyn Phillips of Vallens wants you to believe women”
07.09.16 Toronto ON // Smiling Buddah w/ Casper Skulls, Yi
08.17.16 Ottawa ON // Arboretum Festival w/ Beliefs
VALLENS premiere ‘KAREN’ video, directed by Allison Johnston, via the FADER. >>> PRE-ORDER LP NOW !!!
“The Toronto band doesn’t pull any punches in their abstract new clip. ~ explores ashen, textured rock music that’s often
shoegaze-y, but songs like “Karen” nod toward Sonic Youth’s tightly wound and distraught melodies” ~ THE FADER
06.10.16 Brooklyn NY // Northside Festival – Alphaville w/ Dead Leaf Echo
06.18.16 Toronto ON // The Garrison w/ Greys, Speedy Ortiz
08.17.16 Ottawa ON // Arboretum Festival w/ Beliefs
