Valley, the / Valley, the
Album: Valley, the   Collection:General
Artist:Valley, the   Added:Mar 2005
Label:The Swingline Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-05-29 Pull Date: 2005-07-31
Week Ending: Jul 31 Jul 24 Jul 17 Jul 3 Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 12 Jun 5
Airplays: 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 4

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 22, 2020: Being as an ocean
Kisses, Hugs and Prescription Drugs
4. Sep 28, 2005: Brownian Motion
On Swallows Nest
2. Feb 18, 2009: Brownian Motion
Kisses, Hugs and Perscriptio
5. Jul 30, 2005: On The Warpath
New No. 2
3. Dec 31, 2005: Bloodstains Across Atherton - From Beyond The Grave or The Beast Of 2005
On Swallows Nest
6. Jul 27, 2005: Brownian Motion
Emergency

Album Review
Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2005-06-07
Awesome thundering, loud & rockin’ indie rock. Harkening back to Dino Jr., Sonic Youth (especially the vocals), Seaweed, Mudhoney and even Blue Cheer. It doesn’t matter if this is an ode to the past or if the band’s just trying something different - this album has a KILLER guitar sound and all of the songs have serious staying power.
((((1)))) Screwball J. Mascis-like loud & loopy guitars crossed with Seaweed/Sonic Youth style vocals.
(((((2))))) Fuckin’ PERFECT ‘89-’91 era Northwest Rawk. Heavy riffin’, melodic,
((((3)))) Big, strummin’ & poppy sound.
(((((4)))) Unholy levels of distortion, mid-paced & loud thudding sorta psych.
((((5))))gorgeous yet heavy melodic breakdowns, riffs that snip a bit of “Smoke On The Water”.
((((6))))) Spacey, psych, heavy 70’s druggy rock
(((((7))))) Strummy, melodic vocals, catchy & trippy. Layers of distortion that walk over a lot of metal bands.
((((8)))) Slow, doomed psych/folk rock, kinda a total downer version of Dino Jr.’s “The Wagon”.

Track Listing
1. Set to Light   5. Cold Killa'
2. On Swallows Nest   6. Kisses, Hugs and Prescription Drugs
3. Instant Winter   7. Blue Lights Turn Me on
4. Emergency   8. New No. 2