Long-time collaborators Matilda and Marc release their stunning debut album “Sometimes Water Kills People” as Valleys on Semprini Records in September 2009. Enriching the intimacy of lo-fi with bold experimentation, psychedelic folk and haunting melodies, Valleys forge delicate vignettes that chill the blood and stir the soul. Soaked in a swirling ocean of electronic haze, stripped guitars, ghostly vocals, feedback and sparse percussion through a shimmering dream-pop cloudscape.
Juxtaposing shadow and light, warmth and frigidity, melancholy and hope, Valleys explore unknown sonic lands with the hushed intensity of the meditative Montreal winters from which it has been born.
Like snow falling on deserted streets at midnight, there is a beautiful mystery of strength and fragility to Valleys that can never be solved, but only heard on quiet nights before it drifts away again.
The album was recorded and co-produced by Orson Presence, former member of the legendary UK post punk group The Monochrome Set.
RIYL: Beach House, Yo La Tengo, Damon & Naomi, Tunng, Castanets, Califone, Espers
“...a bedroom pop ensemble whose charmingly layered songs recalled the mellower side of the Califone / Modest Mouse collab.” - The Village Voice
"Their creative kinship has produced beautiful music: vocals that feel like faded photographs and acoustic guitar parts that play like nostalgia and heartbreak while earnestly looking forward. Layered with noisy electric guitars and thumping drums, Valleys rush with the energy of a rock n’roll band and the sensibilities of a humble folk duo."
- Nightlife Magazine
"... people should be all over this Montreal based band because they are making fantastic music. I’d like to call their sound lo-fi, ambient folk, but the distortion and thumping drums they use turn the intimate acoustic sketches into heavy, complete thoughts. The Beach House like vocals are often so frail, you think they’d break on the slightest touch, but the swirls, beats and strums provide more than enough support to carry the load." - Herohill
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