The Valley (band)
Australian musical group
The Valley were an Australian alternative rock quintet, which formed in 2005. They signed to Crusade Records late that year and released their debut extended play, A Small Misunderstanding Leads to Disaster, in February 2006. Their second EP, Burning at the Mistake, was released in late 2006.
The Valley toured internationally with the Bleeders, I Killed the Prom Queen, Gyroscope, Horsell Common, Behind Crimson Eyes, Carpathian and the Hot Lies. The band were the support act for Anberlin on their 2006 Australian-New Zealand tour, and the support act for Underoath on their June 2007 Australian tour. The Valley disbanded in December of that year.
History
The Valley were formed in Sydney, as an alternative rock quintet, in early 2005 with Pete Campbell on guitars, Simon French on vocals, Tim Glastonbury on drums and percussion, Tom Muller on guitars and Shaun Pretorious on bass guitar. The group signed with Crusade Records late that year, which released their debut extended play, A Small Misunderstanding Leads to Disaster, in February 2006. Its five tracks had been recorded in the previous May to June at Mangrove Studios, Gosford, with Blair Simmons producing, engineering and mixing. By the time the EP appeared Campbell and French had left with Pretorious switching to guitar; they hired Scott Tarasenko on vocals and James Taylor on bass guitar.
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