In the Valley Below
| In The Valley Below | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Echo Park, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Progressive rock, dream pop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels |
Capitol Records (USA) Arts & Crafts (Canada) Embassy of Music (Germany) Oskar (France) Ignition Records/Oskar (UK) Sony Records (Europe) Just Music (South Africa) |
| Associated acts | Sabrosa Purr, Omniflux |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Angela Gail Mattson Jeffrey Jacob Mendel Joshua Clair |
| Past members | Jeremy Grant |
In The Valley Below is an American band from Echo Park, California, formed in 2011. The band is led by Jeffrey Jacob Mendel (vocals, guitar) and Angela Gail Mattson (vocals, keyboard).[1]
History
Mendel and Mattson are from Memphis, Tennessee, and Muskegon, Michigan, respectively. Formerly of the band Sabrosa Purr, they met in the Los Angeles music scene, and played in several local bands before starting In The Valley Below. After a trip to SXSW in Austin, Texas, they formed a new bond and decided they needed to write music together. In the Valley Below began in 2011 as a studio project, and they self released a five-song EP before the end of that year.[2][3][4]
In The Valley Below made its US network television debut on The Late Show With David Letterman (performing their song "Peaches") on August 28, 2013,[5] and have also appeared on Conan [6] and The Harald Schmidt Show in Germany.[7] The band has supported North American and European tours for White Lies,[8] The Airborne Toxic Event,[9] and Cold War Kids.[10] With their touring live drummer Joshua Clair, they have also performed at Reading and Leads, Rock en Seine, Pukkelpop, The Great Escape, SXSW and Austin City Limits music festivals.
The Peaches Remix EP containing remixes by Passion Pit, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party, Dirtcaps, We Love Machines, Death by Misadventure, Omniflux and Owlle was released on June 3, 2014.[11]
Their debut album, The Belt, was released in different territories around the world throughout 2013 and 2014. Written, produced and engineered by Jeffrey and Angela, the LA Weekly listed their debut album among the 10 Best Albums of 2014 by L.A. Artists.[12][13][14] The Huffington Post named "Peaches" the #5 song of 2014,[15] while Noisey named it their #17 track of the year 2013.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
- The Belt (2013)
Extended plays
- In The Valley Below (2011)
- Peaches Remixes (2014)
Singles
- "Take Me Back" (2013)
- "Peaches" (2013)
- "Neverminders" (2014)
- "Peaches" (2014, re-release) #18 Billboard Alternative Songs, #33 Billboard Rock Songs[17][18]
References
- ↑ Getting to Know In the Valley Below; Santa Barbara Independent; February 14, 2013
- ↑ Ears Wide Open: In The Valley Below; Buzzbands.LA; November 15, 2011
- ↑ A Concert Review; DefTune; September 17, 2012
- ↑ In the Valley Below (New band of the day No 1,622); The Guardian; October 21, 2013
- ↑ Watch "Peaches" Live on Letterman; ITVB Official Website, August 29, 2013
- ↑ In The Valley Below on Conan; TeamCoCo - Conan O'Brien Show; February 23, 2015
- ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17seaj_in-the-valley-below-neverminders-die-harald-schmidt-show-sky-hits-hd-2013-nov28_music#from=embediframe
- ↑ http://inthevalleybelow.com/news/fall-tour-dates-with-white-lies/
- ↑ http://inthevalleybelow.com/news/north-american-tour-announced/
- ↑ http://inthevalleybelow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CWK.png
- ↑ Peaches - Remixes; iTunes
- ↑ Tomorrow's Hits: In the Valley Below; Billboard Magazine; April 24, 2015
- ↑ The 10 Best Albums of 2014 by L.A. Artists; LA Weekly; December 16, 2014
- ↑ Premiere: In The Valley Below’s (Slightly NSFW) “Neverminders” Video; Antenna Magazine; September 17, 2014
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-chattman/a-sides-with-jon-chattman_b_6329000.html
- ↑ Die Noisey DE Jahrescharts: Platz 30 bis 11; Noisey; December 18, 2013
- ↑ In the Valley Below - Charts & Awards; Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard chart history; Billboard
