artist Magneta Lane

MAGNETA LANE. Since forming in the fall of 2003 in their native North York, the three-piece has steadily evolved according to a musical vision that is mature, modern, and mischievously melodic. From 2004's brilliant debut The Constant Lover, through 2006's Dancing With Daggers, to this year's revelatory Gambling With God, these three young women have always displayed a poise and intuition that defies their age. Theirs is a band that strives for authenticity in an industry that is consistently contrived. Self-assured without being too self-aware, they are an antidote to the trashy tarts who pollute the airwaves with oversexed, under-talented forays into mediocrity.

Accolades and attention soon followed. Gigs sold out. Magneta Lane was soon signed to Paper Bag Records and hit the road. In the ensuing years they've toured Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Japan, sharing the stage with Sloan, K-os, Controller Controller, The Silversun Pickups, The Stills, Neverending White Lights and Stellastar amongst many other established names. Along with videos in rotation on MTV Canada and MuchMusic.

After the wide acclaim garnered by The Constant Lover, it was the band's mix of steely determination and self-deprecation that proved an intoxicating mix for a Pop Matters critic, who referred to Lexi's "tender toughness," in his review of Dancing With Daggers: "A great deal of Magneta Lane's impact is down to the musical charisma of their lead singer, Lexi Valentine. She takes Chrissie Hynde's sweetly sour alto and wraps it around Debbie Harry's blase romanticism for an emotionally potent vocal style that conveys the same tender toughness as those two peerless women who came a generation before.

The girls have also worked very closely with Microsoft in the US. Developing 2 internal commercials over the last year and are currently working on a potential online reality show as well as a few other Microsoft promotion initiatives which will only improve the bands already high profile. They have already played Microsofts Christmas party and were part of the Mobile Media Conference held in Barcelona Spain in Feb. 2009.

"And now driven, passionate and focused as ever, Magneta Lane is preparing for the release of their third album, Gambling With God, recorded & produced by Jon Drew (Tokyo Police Club, The Arkells)".

"It's about finding out exactly where you want to go and getting there without stopping for anything — but taking those things that matter along the way," Lexi says, describing the new record. "It's also about power, strength and heart. And being honest with yourself. The sound is hopeful, bright, and at peace with life's twists and turns."

French Bass
Lexi Valentine Singer/Guitarist
Nadia King Drums