Montreal born recording artist, intrinsic rocker DANIELLE DUVAL launches “OF THE VALLEY”.
Fresh off a cross Canada tour supporting Royal Wood, and a band road trip to the legendary Blacksheep Inn, Duval and the boys stay the course at full throttle. Of The Valley’s opening track "Control" took a steady climb up CBC Radio 3’s Top 30 chart to #5, “Imposter” was named track of the day on CBC Radio 3, and topping it all off; a “Friday Live” spot on CBC Radio’s Q with Jian Ghomeshi.
Delivered by a magnetically gutsy voice; the music is old school, harmony driven pop, mixed with an early rock n’ roll sensibility. An encapsulation of style and grit that harkens back to the likes of Patti Smith and Joan Jett, we hereby present you with a whole new approach that redefines the explosive girl rock era that took the world by storm in the 70s and 80s. Duval rips her Tele axe, sings from the deep depths, and composes melodic songs with artful lyrics that leave her audience with a story told.
Duval hit Toronto with the launch of her debut ep, L’étranger, featuring the track "You're The One That I Want" which aired on David Duchovny’s cult TV series “Californication” (Showtime/The Movie Network). Duval’s heart-wrenching, slow-burn blues transformation of “Grease’s” bubble gum pop tune also made it onto the show’s officially released soundtrack.
Followed by an epic lone road trip through the Mojave Desert, and a brief sojourn in Joshua Tree, California, Duval set aside her own penchant for recording and production to join forces with Zeus. Carlin Nicholson and Mike O’Brien of Zeus (Arts & Crafts) scouted her out to break new ground in the studio and thus took the production helm. The recording resulted in exciting musical contributions from The Golden Dogs, Bahamas, and a duet with Broken Social Scene’s Jason Collett.
Great stages have been hit by Duval and the boys; The Mod Club with Zeus and Matt Murphy (Superfriendz), Hillside, Pop Montreal, CMW, NXNE, and more. They wrapped up the year’s end at The Dakota Tavern for Jason Collett’s The Basement Review Series where they just so happened to share the stage with various members of Broken Social Scene, and Feist! The new sound will getcha.
“An infectious pop sensibility and raw rock heart” – Jian Ghomeshi – CBC Radio Q
ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY - THE DAKOTA TAVERN - TUESDAY MAY 29 - 7PM SHARP
danielleduval.com / ofthevalley.com
Archived Tour Dates:
28-feb: Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
w Pete Elkas Band
23-feb: Toronto, ON - Lula Lounge
with Jason Collett - Jim Cuddy - Skydiggers
02- feb:Toronto, ON - The Elmocambo
with dude from The Watchmen
20-Dec: Toronto, ON - The Dakota Tavern
Jason Collett's Basement Review
w Feist - Kevin Drew - Andrew Whiteman
Archived Tour Dates: Supporting Royal Wood
18-sept: Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Center
19-sept: Regina, SK - Artesian on 13th
20 sept: Calgary, AB – Ironwood
21-sept: Nelson, BC - The Royal
22-sept: Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl
26-sept: Kelowna, BC - Minstrel Café
27-sept: Red Deer, AB - The Hideout
28-sept: Edmonton, AB - The ARTery
29-sept: Saskatoon, SK – Bassment
7-oct: Kingston, ON - Octave Theatre
12-oct: Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
20-oct: Toronto, ON – The Rivoli