Valencia
Yes, as the band information states, this could be a possibility. Valencia, a Philadelphia group, produces sound similar to that of a handful of other young rock/indie groups. There is energetic drumming and buzzing guitar chord work. Vocals in this genre are either very good or rather average. Valencia manages to put vocals in the former category. An example of this is “The Space Between.”
“Away We Go” adds to the list of solid rock songs. “From The Second I Wake” starts with a twist of sound effects and acoustic guitar. The lyrics and vocals are a nice contrast to some of the other tunes. This is a decent rock ballad.
Valencia’s musician lineup includes Shane Henderson – vocals, J.D. Perry – guitar, Maxim Soria – drums, George Ciukurescu – bass, and Brendan Walter – guitar. It is interesting to note that J.D. Perry elected to tour with the band rather than accept a soccer scholarship.
The players started with local shows in the region surrounding Philadelphia, most often with different bands. But eventually the seeds of Valencia started to grow and in 2004 showed the first signs of a consistent project. The group joined with I Surrender, an indie label, then began to book a few concert dates to promote their work.
A tour covering the United States and a few Canadian sites is on the calendar.
Tags: independent music, valencia, indie, indie music, music
If they would stop in some Ohio cities besides Cleavland, that would be nice. Every big band always forgets about Ohio and it is very upsetting. So of this band wants to gain some fans that other bands lose out on, actually try and visit some new cities. I would go see them. I am always up for some Indie music.
I have heard the space between and found that the style was carried in a manner that is both pleasing to listen to and great to have as a positive influence. When listening to bands like this you have to be able to differentiate between the style they are portraying and the sound of the music itself. Indie rock music has been around a while now and the influences are clear in the music of today.
Away we go is the only song I have heard from them, I watched it on youtube, this band is sort of underground, I mean, those who deeply know about their music, like it. But the big masses have never heard of it, it ends up being sort of private, I like their vocals a lot, they have potential to be more famous, they should work on that
I like Away We Go as well, but I am just not feeling too much of anything else. I think they could bring more to the table if they worked on the vocals a bit. I am not saying that they are a terrible as they do have a song that is a hit to me, but I think with work they could do a bit better.
Hey shading-scars, I know how you feel! I live up near Cincinnati, and though they do hold some shows up there, bands tends to forget about it more often than not!
I’ve loved Valencia ever since I heard The Space Between. Their sound kind of reminds me of Jimmy Eat World. Either ways, I’m glad that there’s an article about them here! Valencia deserves more recognition.